REGULATIONS 

OF  THE 


District  of  Columbia 


July  31,  1915 


POLICE 

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REGULATIONS 

OF  THE 

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DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA 

AS  AMENDED  TO  JULY  31,  1915 
INCLUSIVE 

Oliver  P.  Newman,  Louis  Brownlow,  Charles 
W,  Kutz,  Commissioners  of  the  District  of 
Columbia, 


Washington,  D,  C, 
1915 


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Laws  of  Congress,  Authorizing 
Police  Regulations 


AN  ACT 

TO  AUTHORIZE  THE  COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE  DIS- 
TRICT OF  COLUMBIA  TO  MAKE  POLICE  REGULA- 
TIONS FOR  THE  GOVERNMENT  OF  SAID  DISTRICT. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  the 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  be,  and  they  are 
hereby,  authorized  and  empowered  to  make,  modify,  and  enforce 
usual  and  reasonable  police  regulations  in  and  for  said  District, 
as  follows: 

First.  For  causing  full  inspection  to  be  made,  at  any  rea- 
sonable time  of  the  places  where  the  business  of  pawnbroking, 
junk-dealing,  or  second-hand  clothing  business  may  be  carried 
on. 

Second.  To  regulate  the  storage  of  highly  inflammable  sub- 
stances in  the  thickly  populated  portions  of  the  District. 

Third.  To  locate  the  places  where  licensed  venders  on  streets 
and  public  places  shall  stand,  and  change  them  as  often  as  the 
public  interests  require,  and  to  make  all  the  necessary  regula- 
tions' governing  their  conduct  upon  the  streets  in  relation  to 
such  business. 

Fourth.  To  make  needful  regulations  for  the  orderly  dis- 
position of  carriages  and  other  vehicles  assembled  on  streets 
or  public  places,  and  to  require  vehicles  upon  such  streets  and 
avenues  as  they  deem  necessary  to  pass  along  on  the  right  side 
thereof. 


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Fifth.  To  establish  and  regulate  the  charges  to  be  made 
by  owners  of  hacks  and  hackney  carriages  of  any  kind  what- 
soever. 

Sixth.  To  prohibit  conducting  droves  of  animals  upon  such 
streets  and  avenues  as  they  may  deem  needful  to  public  safety 
and  good  order. 

Seventh.  To  regulate  the  keeping  and  running  at  large  of 
dogs  and  fowls. 

Eighth.  To  prohibit  the  deposit  upon  the  streets  or  sidewalks 
of  fruit,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  other  substance  or  articles  that 
might  litter  the  same,  or  cause  injury  to  or  impede  pedestrians. 

Ninth.  To  regulate  or  prohibit  loud  noises  with  horns,  gongs 
or  other  instruments,  or  loud  cries,  upon  the  streets  or  public 
places,  and  to  prohibit  the  use  of  any  fireworks  or  explosives 
within  such  portions  of  the  District  as  they  may  think  neces- 
sary to  public  safety. 

Tenth.  To  regulate  the  movements  of  vehicles  on  the  public 
streets  and  avenues  for  the  preservation  of  order  and  protection 
of  life  and  limb. 

Eleventh.  To  prescribe  reasonable  penalties  for  the  viola- 
tion of  any  of  the  regulations  in  this  act  mentioned;  and  said 
penalties  may  be  enforced  in  any  court  of  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia having  jurisdiction  of  minor  offenses,  and  in  the  same 
manner  that  such  minor  offenses  are  now  by  law  prosecuted  and 
punished. 

SEC.  2.  That  the  regulations  herein  provided  for  shall,  when 
adopted,  be  printed  in  one  or  more  of  the  daily  newspapers  pub- 
lished in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  no  penalty  prescribed  for 
the  violation  of  said  regulations  shall  be  enforced  until  thirty 
days  after  such  publication. 

Approved  January  26,  1887.  (24  Stat.  368). 

The  following  Joint  Resolution  grants  general  power  to  make 
Police  Regulations. 


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Joint  Resolutions 


TO  REGULATE  LICENSES  TO  PROPRIETORS  OF  THEA- 
TERS IN  THE  CITY  OF  WASHINGTON,  DISTRICT  OF 
COLUMBIA,  AND  FOR  OTHER  PURPOSES. 

Resolved  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the 
United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  all 
licenses  issued  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia to  proprietors  of  theaters  or  other  public  places  of  amuse- 
ment in  the  City  of  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  and  now 
in  force,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  terminated,  unless  the 
persons  holding  such  license  shall  within  ten  days  after  due 
notice  comply  with  such  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  for 
the  public  safety  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia. 

SECV  2.  That  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  make  and  enforce 
all  such  reasonable  and  usual  police  regulations,  in  addition  to 
those  already  made  under  act  of  January  twenty-sixth,  eighteen 
hundred  and  eighty-seven,  as  they  may  deem  necessary  for  the 
protection  of  lives,  limbs,  health,  comfort  and  quiet  of  all  per- 
sons, and  the  protection  of  all  property  within  the  District  of 
Columbia. 

Approved  February  26,  1892.  (27  Stat.  394). 

AUTHORITY  TO  MAKE  POLICE  REGULATIONS  GOV- 
ERNING FIRE-ARMS,  EXPLOSIVES,  ETC. 

SEC.  4.  That  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  make  and  enforce 
all  such  usual  and  reasonable  police  regulations,  in  addition  to 
those  already  made  under  the  Act  of  January  twenty-sixth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  eighty-seven,  and  the  joint  resolution  ap- 
proved February  twenty-sixth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-two, 
as  they  may  deem  necessary  for  the  regulation  of  firearms,  pro- 


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jectiles,  explosives,  or  weapons  of  any  kind  in  the  District  of 
Columbia. 

# * * * * 

Approved  June  30,  1906.  (34  Stat.  pt.  1,  809). 

AUTHORITY  TO  MAKE  REGULATIONS  GOVERNING 
THE  OCCUPATION  OP  STREETS  FOR  BUSINESS  PUR- 
POSES. 

The  last  proviso  of  the  Act  of  July  first,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-eight,  entitled  1 1 An  Act  to  vest  in  the  Commissioners  of 
the  District  of  Columbia  control  of  street  parking  in  said  Dis- 
trict, ’ ’ is  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

‘ ‘ That  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  are 
authorized  and  directed  to  denominate  portions  of  streets  in 
the  District  of  Columbia  as  business  streets  and  to  authorize 
the  use,  on  such  portions  of  streets,  for  business  purposes  by 
abutting  property  owners,  under  such  general  regulations  as  said 
Commissioners  may  prescribe,  of  so  much  of  the  sidewalk  and 
parking  as  may  not  be  needed,  in  the  judgment  of  said  Com- 
missioners, by  the  general  public,  under  the  following  condi- 
tions, namely : First,  where  in  a portion  of  a street  not  already 

denominated  a business  street  a majority  of  a frontage  not  less 
than  three  blocks  in  length  is  occupied  and  used  for  business 
purposes;  and,  second,  where  a portion  of  a street  has  already 
been  denominated  a business  street  and  there  exists  adjoining 
such  portion  a block' or  more  whose  frontage  is  occupied  and 
used  for  business  purposes.” 

Approved,  February  2,  1904.  (33  Stat.  pt.  1,  10). 

AUTHORITY  TO  MAKE  REGULATIONS  FOR  CONDUCT 
OF  PUBLIC  CONVENIENCE  STATIONS  IN  THE  DIS- 
TRICT OF  COLUMBIA. 

# * * * * 

SEC.  3.  That  upon  the  construction  and  establishment  of 
said  public  convenience  stations  the  said  Commissioners  are 
further  authorized  and  empowered  to  make  all  necessary  rules 
and  regulations  for  the  management  of  the  same,  as  well  as  to 


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fix  the  charge,  if  an 7,  to  be  made  for  the  use  of  these  con- 
veniences. 

Approved,  March  3,  1905.  (33  Stat.  pt.  1,  984). 

AUTHORITY  TO  MAKE  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  PUB- 
LIC DECENCY  IN  PLACES  OF  AMUSEMENT. 

Any  license  issued  by  the  Assessor  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia to  the  proprietor  of  a theater  or  other  public  place  of  amuse- 
ment in  the  District  of  Columbia  may  be  terminated  by  the 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  whenever  it  shall 
appear  to  them  that,  after  due  notice,  the  person  holding  such 
license  shall  have  failed  to  comply  with  such  regulations  as  may 
be  prescribed  by  the  said  Commissioners  for  the  public  decency. 

Approved,  March  1,  1901.  (31  Stat.  1463). 

AUTHORITY  TO  MAKE  REGULATIONS  FOR  SAFETY, 

ETC.,  IN  ELECTRICAL  WIRING  IN  THE  DISTRICT 
* OF  COLUMBIA. 

The  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  have 
power  to  make  from  time  to  time  such  rules  and  regulations 
respecting  the  production,  use,  and  control  of  electricity  for 
light,  heat,  and  power  purposes  in  the  District  of  Columbia  not 
inconsistent  with  existing  laws,  as  in  their  judgment  will  afford 
safety  and  convenience  to  the  public;  and  the  Commissioners  of 
said  District  are  further  authorized  and  empowered  to  prescribe 
such  fees  for  the  examination  of  the  electrical  wiring,  machin- 
ery, and  appliances  in  buildings  as  they  may  deem  proper,  to 
be  paid  to  the  collector  of  taxes  of  the  District  of  Columbia, 
and  any  such  rules  and  regulations  shall  after  promulgation 
have  the  effect  and  force  of  law;  Provided,  That  nothing  in  this 
Act  contained  shall  apply  to  the  power  plants  or  buildings  of 
incorporated  companies  engaged  in  the  production  and  distribu- 
tion of  electric  current  for  public  service  or  use. 

Approved,  April  26,  1904.  (33  Stat.  pt.  1,  306). 

AUTHORITY  TO  MAKE  BATHING  BEACH  REGULA- 
TIONS. 

That  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  are  here- 


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by  authorized  and  permitted  to  construct  a beach  and  dressing 
houses  upon  the  east  shore  of  the  tidal  reservoir  against  the 
Washington  Monument  grounds,  and  to  maintain  the  same  for 
the  purpose  of  free  public  bathing,  under  such  regulations  as 
they  shall  deem  to  be  for  the  public  welfare ; and  the  Secretary 
of  War  is  requested  to  permit  such  use  of  the  public  domain 
as  may  be  required  to  accomplish  the  objects  above  set  forth. 

SEC.  2.  That  the  sum  of  three  thousand  dollars  is  hereby 
appropriated  from  the  revenues  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  to 
be  immediately  available,  for  the  purposes  of  this  act. 

Approved,  September  26,  1890.  (Vol.  26,  490). 

AUTHORITY  TO  MAKE  REGULATIONS  RELATIVE  TO 
THE  SUPPLY  OF  POTOMAC  WATER. 

SEC.  1.  The  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  shall 
have  all  the  powers  and  be  subject  to  all  the  duties  and  limita- 
tions provided  in  chapter  eight  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the 
United  States  relating  to  the  District  of  Columbia,  excepting 
such  powers  and  duties  as  belong  to  the  Chief  of  Engineers. 

June  10,  1879.  (21  Stat.,  9)  1 Sup.  R.  S.,  488. 

AUTHORITY  TO  MAKE  REGULATIONS  FOR  USE  OF 
BRIDGES. 

Act  of  July  1,  1902  (32  Stat.,  pt.  1,  600). 

***** 

(Par.  3.)  And  the  control  of  bridges,  except  the  Aqueduct 
bridge  across  Rock  Creek,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  is  hereby 
conferred  on  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and 
they  are  hereby  required  to  make  such  proper  regulations  as  they 
may  deem  necessary  for  the  safety  of  the  public  using  said 
bridges,  and  for  the  lighting  and  the  police  control  of  the  same. 
***** 

(Second  Supp.  R.  S.  U.  S.,  Ill,  or  27  Stat.,  544.) 

* * * the  new  free  bridge  across  the  Potomac,  which 

bridge  is  hereby  placed  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  District  of  Columbia  * * * (25  Stat.,  319.) 


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AUTHORITY  TO  MAKE  GARBAGE  REGULATIONS. 


***** 

Said  Commissioners  are  hereby  authorized  to  make  all  regula- 
tions necessary  for  the  collection  and  disposal  of  garbage,  mis- 
cellaneous refuse,  ashes,  dead  animals,  and  night  soil,  and  to 
annex  to  such  regulations  such  penalties  as  may  in  the  judg- 
ment of  said  Commissioners  be  necessary  to  secure  the  enforce- 
ment thereof. 

Approved,  January  27,  1905.  (33  Stat.,  Pt.  1,  621.) 


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Police  Regulations  of  the  District 
of  Columbia,  In  force  July  31, 
1915, 

Article  I. 

PAWNBROKERS,  JUNK-DEALERS  AND  PERSONS  ENGAGED  IN  THE 
SECOND-HAND  CLOTHING  BUSINESS. 

SECTION  1.  Every  pawnbroker,  dealer  in  pawn  tickets, 
junk-dealer,  and  dealer  in  second-hand  personal  property,  shall 
keep  at  his  place  of  business  a book  or  books  in  which  shall 
be  legibly  written  and  numbered  consecutively,  in  English,  at 
the  time  of  each  loan  or  transaction  in  the  course  of  his 
business  an  accurate  account  of  such  loan  or  transaction  (ex- 
cept as  to  the  purchase  of  rags,  bones,  old  iron  and  paper  by 
junk  dealers),  setting  forth  a description  of  the  goods,  article 
or  thing  pawned,  purchased  or  received  on  account  of  money 
loaned  thereon  or  paid  therefor  ; the  time  of  receiving  the 
same;  the  name,  sex,  color,  and  residence  of  the  person  pawn- 
ing, selling  or  delivering  the  same;  the  terms  and  conditions 
of  loan,  purchase  or  receipt  thereof,  including  the  period  for 
which  any  such  loan  may  be  made,  and  all  other  facts  and  cir- 
cumstances respecting  such  loan,  purchase  or  receipt;  Provided, 
That  junk  dealers  and  dealers  in  second-hand  personal  prop- 
erty shall  not  be  required  to  make  in  said  book  or  books  any 
entry  or  description  of  any  books  purchased  or  received  except 
books  of  such  title  and  description  as  are  then  in  current  use 
in  any  of  the  public  elementary  schools  of  the  District  of 
Columbia;  and  every  junk  dealer  and  dealer  in  second-hand 
personal  property  shall  also  legibly  write  in  English  on  tags, 
to  be  prescribed  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Co- 


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ARTICLE  I. 


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lumbia,  the  date  of  every  purchase  made  and  the  name  of  tho 
seller,  which  tag  shall  be  securely  fastened  on  the  property 
purchased,  except  those  books  of  which  no  record  is  required 
by  this  article  to  be  kept,  and  shall  be  numbered  to  correspond 
with  the  number  of  the  description  of  said  property  on  his 
book;  and  said  property  shall  be  kept  separate  and  distinct 
from  all  other  property  or  merchandise  in  his  place  of  busi- 
ness until  after  the  expiration  of  ten  days  from  the  time  at 
which  report  has  been  made  to  the  Major  and  Superintendent 
of  Police  of  the  purchase  thereof,  and  shall  not  be  sold  or  dis- 
posed of  in  any  manner  during  that  period;  Provided,  That 
nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  prohibit  the  re- 
demption and  removal  of  any  property  by  the  owner  thereof 
at  any  time. 

SECTION  2.  Every  pawnbroker,  dealer  in  pawn  tickets, 
junk  dealer  and  dealer  in  second-hand  personal  property,  shall 
every  day,  except  Sunday,  before  the  hour  of  eleven  o’clock  in 
the  forenoon,  deliver  to  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of 
Police,  or  his  representative,  on  blank  forms  to  be  prescribed 
by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  a legible  and 
correct  transcript  from  the  book  or  books  provided  for  in  the 
preceding  section,  showing  an  accurate  description  of  every 
article  or  thing  received  by  him,  whether  by  sale  or  in  pawn 
or  pledge,  on  the  business  day  next  preceding  (except  as  Co 
the  purchase  of  rags,  bones,  old  iron  and  paper  by  junk  deal- 
ers and  dealers  in  second-hand  personal  property  of  those 
books  of  which  no  record  is  required  by  this  article  to  be  kept), 
together  with,  in  the  case  of  pawnbrokers,  the  number  of  the 
pawn  ticket  issued  therefor,  the  amount  loaned  thereon,  and 
description  of  the  person  making  the  pledge. 

SECTION  3.  For  storing  or  taking  care  to  prevent  injury 
during  disuse  of  blankets,  clothing,  carpets,  furs,  rugs,  dress 
goods,  cloths,  mirrors,  oil-paintings,  glass  and  china  ware, 
pianos,  organs,  curtains,  bedding,  and  upholstered  furniture, 
pawnbrokers  shall  be  allowed  to  charge  two  per  cent,  per  month, 
in  addition  to  the  regular  charges,  for  the  first  three  months 
or  part  thereof  such  goods  shall  remain  as  pledge  for  money 
advanced. 


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ARTICLE  I. 


SECTION  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  ever y pawnbroker, 
junk-dealer,  or  dealer  in  second-hand  personal  property,  and 
of  every  person  in  his  employ,  to  admit  to  his  premises  during 
business  hours,  any  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Police  Force 
of  the  District  of  Columbia,  as  aforesaid,  to  examine  any 
pledge  or  pawn  book  or  other  record  on  the  premises,  as  well 
as  the  articles  pledged,  purchased  or  received,  and  to  search 
for  and  take  possession  of  any  article  known  by  him  to  be 
missing  or  known  or  believed  by  him  to  have  been  stolen, 
without  the  formality  of  the  writ  of  search  warrant  or  any 
other  process,  which  search  or  seizure  is  hereby  authorized. 

SECTION  5.  Any  licensed  pawnbroker,  junk-dealer,  or 
dealer  in  second-hand  personal  property,  or  any  agent,  clerk 
or  employee  of  any  such  person  who  shall  molest,  hinder,  or  in 
any  manner  prevent  any  official  lawfully  authorized  or  the 
Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police  or  such  member  of  the 
Police  Force  authorized  therefor,  from  making  such  inspection 
and  search  of  said  premises  and  taking  into  possession  such 
article  or  articles  known  by  said  officer,  or  alleged  or  supposed 
to  have  been  felonously  taken  from  the  owner  or  possessor  or 
known  or  believed  by  such  official  to  have  been  stolen,  as  pro- 
vided in  Section  four  of  this  article,  shall  be  liable  to  the  pen- 
alty hereinafter  provided  for  the  violation  of  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  article. 

SECTION  6.  Every  licensed  pawnbroker,  junk-dealer,  or 
dealer  in  second-hand  personal  property  shall  be  liable  to  all 
the  penalties  hereinafter  provided  for  violations  of  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  article,  whether  such  violations  be  committed 
by  himself,  his  agent,  clerk,  or  employee. 

SECTION  7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owner,  proprietor 
or  person  in  charge  of  any  store  or  shop  where  bicycles,  motor- 
bicycles, tricycles  or  similar  vehicles  are  left  for  repair,  to 
keep  a written  record  of  the  number  and  make  of  each  vehicle 
so  left,  together  with  the  name  and  residence  of  the  owner  of 
such  vehicle  and  the  name  and  residence  of  the  person  leaving 
such  vehicle  at  said  store  or  shop. 

SECTION  8.  Every  person,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  who 
shall  be  convicted  of  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 


ARTICLE  II. 


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article  shall,  for  the  first  offense,  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty 
not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars,  and  for  a second  or  other 
subsequent  offense,  shall  pay  a fine  of  not  more  than  forty 
dollars. 


Article  II. 

INFLAMMABLE  AND  COMBUSTIBLE  MATERIALS,  ETC. 

SECTION  1.  No  crude  petroleum,  benzine,  naphtha,  turpen- 
tine, gasoline,  or  other  highly  inflammable  oils  or  substances, 
shall  be  stored  in  any  frame  building  or  structure,  nor  on  any 
avenue,  street,  alley,  sidewalk,  parking,  reservation,  or  public 
space,  within  the  District  of  Columbia;  and  all  such  articles 
and  substances  shall  be  removed  by  the  consignee  thereof  from 
railroad  depots  or  other  places  of  consignment  within  twenty- 
four  hours  after  notice  of  the  arrival  of  the  same. 

SECTION  2.  No  person  shall  store  or  hold  within  any 
building  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  any  oil  or  fluid  made 
from  petroleum  or  its  products  which  will  flash  or  give  off  an 
inflammable  vapor  at  a temperature  below  120  degrees  Fahren- 
heit: Provided,  That  nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  construed 
to  prohibit  the  sale  of  gasoline  or  the  lighter  products  of  coal 
oil,  sold  as  such  for  street,  lawn,  or  market  house  illumination, 
or  for  industrial  uses  wheh  authorized  by  the  Commissioners 
and  stored  or  held  in  such  manner  and  quantity  as  shall  be 
required  by  the  Commissioners.  And  provided  further,  That 
oils  of  lower  grade  than  those  above  prescribed,  intended  solely 
for  export  sale  beyond  the  limits  of  the  District,  and  oils  of  the 
prescribed  standard  grade,  intended  for  local  sale  and  con- 
sumption, may  be  stored  in  larger  quantities  than  two  hundred 
and  fifty  gallons  in  such  localities  as  may  be  authorized  by  the 
Commissioners,  upon  due  application  for  license,  under  such 
special  conditions  as  they  shall  impose  with  regard  to  the  con- 
struction of  buildings  and  tanks,  and  the  method  of  storing 
and  handling. 

SECTION  3.  No  person  shall  store  for  any  purpose  or  use, 
or  keep  for  sale,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  any  inflammable 
oil  or  fluid  composed  wholly  or  in  part  of  petroleum  or  any 
of  its  products,  or  any  other  highly  inflammable  fluid  in  ex- 


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cess  of  five  gallons  on  any  one  premises,  without  an  annual 
license  therefor  as  provided  in  this  article.  Dealers  in  such 
oils  or  fluids  shall  place,  as  often  as  may  be  required  to  be 
clear  and  plain  so  as  to  be  at  all  times  easily  read,  a stenciled 
notice,  or  printed  “sticker, on  each  can  or  vessel  containing 
any  such  oil  or  fluid  designating  the  nature  of  the  contents 
thereof ; for  example,  1 1 This  can  contains  kerosene.  * ’ No  such 
license  shall  be  issued  except  upon  application  therefor  in  writ- 
ing  to  the  Fire  Marshal  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  all  1 
such  applications  shall  state  the  place  or  building  in  which  it 
is  desired  to  so  store,  or  keep  for  sale,  such  oil  or  fluid,  and 
the  maximum  quantity  of  such  oil  or  fluid  it  is  desired  to  so 
store,  or  keep  for  sale,  in  the  place  or  building  described 
therein.  Upon  receipt  of  such  application  the  said  Fire  Mar- 
shal and  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department  of  said 
District  shall  examine  the  place  or  building  described  therein, 
and  said  officials  shall  thereupon  transmit  such  application  to 
the  Assessor,  with  their  recommendations  stated  thereon  in 
writing,  and  in  case  the  quantity  of  such  oil  or  fluid  to  be  so 
stored,  or  kept  for  sale,  in  such  place  or  building  is  fifty  gal- 
lons or  less,  and  the  same  will  not  flash  or  give  off  inflammable 
vapor  at  a temperature  below  120  degrees  Fahrenheit,  the  said 
Assessor  shall  issue  a license  to  the  applicant  to  so  store,  or 
keep  for  sale,  such  oil  or  fluid  in  the  place  or  building  men- 
tioned in  the  application,  if  said  officials  shall  report  favorably 
upon  said  application,  unless  the  Commissioners  disapprove  the 
same.  Provided,  however,  that  if  the  grade  of  oil  or  fluid,  as 
specified  in  this  section,  is  to  be  so  stored,  or  kept  for  sale,  in 
such  place  or  building  in  quantities  in  excess  of  fifty  gallons, 
or  if  more  than  one  tank  or  receptacle  containing  such  oil  or 
fluid  is  to  be  so  stored,  or  kept  for  sale,  upon  the  same  prem- 
ises,  or  where  such  oil  or  fluid  in  any  quantity  whatsoever  is  1 
to  be  so  stored,  or  kept  for  sale,  in  or  on  any  public  space,  no 
license  shall  issue  therefor  unless  the  Commissioners  approve 
the  same. 

SECTION  4.  Every  such  license  shall  begin  and  end  with 
the  license  year,  and  shall  contain  the  name  of  the  person 
licensed ; a statement  whether  it  is  for  storing  or  keeping,  or 


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both,  the  said  articles,  or  any  of  them  • a description  of  the 
place,  building,  or  part  of  building,  for  which  the  license  is 
granted,  and  any  additional  limitations  which  the  Commission- 
ers may  in  each  case  see  fit  to  impose  upon  the  quantity  of  said 
articles  or  of  any  of  them,  which  may  be  stored  or  kept,  or 
upon  the  manner  of  storing  or  keeping  the  same. 

SECTION  5.  All  applications  for  license  to  store  for  any 
purpose  or  use,  or  keep  for  sale,  any  oil  or  fluid  in  excess  of 
five  gallons  on  any  one  premises  that  will  flash  or  give  off  in- 
flammable vapor  at  a temperature  below  120  degrees  Fahren- 
heit, must  be  accompanied  by  a certificate,  or  certificates,  in 
writing  from  the  Fire  Marshal  and  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
Fire  Department,  respectively,  approving  the  location,  design, 
and  construction  of  the  tanks  or  receptacles  in  which  it  is  pro- 
posed to  keep  such  oil  or  fluid;  and  every  such  tank  or  recepta- 
cle shall  be  of  steel  or  iron,  and  the  same  shall  be  buried  with 
its  top  at  least  three  feet  beneath  the  surface  of  the  ground 
and  at  least  six  feet  outside  of  and  away  from  the  nearest  wall 
of  any  building,  and  at  least  six  feet  from  the  boundary  of  the 
lot,  where  such  location  is  possible ; otherwise,  in  buildings 
already  constructed,  such  tank  may  be  placed  within  the  walls 
of  such  buildings,  provided  it  is  not  less  than  two  feet  nor 
more  than  three  feet  under  the  ground  floor  and  not  less  than 
six  feet  from  the  walls  or  foundations  of  the  building  or  any 
pier  or  column  therein,  and  provided  that  the  floor  immediately 
over  the  tank  is  laid  in  movable  blocks  or  sections  separate 
from  the  balance  of  the  floor. 

All  tanks  for  the  storage  of  gasoline  shall  be  riveted  tanks, 
with  welded  or  soldered  seams  or  the  welded  tank  without  riv- 
ets, with  the  necessary  filling,  drawing  off  and  vent  pipes  in 
accordance  with  the  regulations.  The  vent  pipes  of  tanks  in- 
stalled on  the  inside  of  buildings  shall  be  extended  outside  of 
and  above  the  roof  of  building  at  least  twenty-four  inches,  with 
a goose  neck  fitting  and  shall  undergo  a mercury  test  after  in- 
stallation of  tank  before  covering  with  earth. 

The  gauge  or  thickness  of  the  metal  composing  the  tank  shall 
be  governed  by  the  following  schedule: 

Gauge  No.  16,  thickness  1-16"  One  barrel  or  50  gallons. 


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Gauge  No.  14,  thickness  5-64"  Two  to  five  barrels  or  3C0 
gallons. 

Gauge  No.  12,  thickness  7-64"  Two  to  fifteen  barrels  or  900 
gallons. 

Gauge  No.  10,  thickness  9-64"  Two  to  twenty  barrels  or 
1,200  gallons. 

Gauge  3-16,  thickness  3-16"  Two  to  twenty-five  barrels  or 
1,500  gallons. 

Gauge  1-4  thickness  1-4"  Two  to  fifty  barrels  or  3,000 
gallons. 

Gauge  5-16  thickness  5-16"  Two  to  300  barrels  or  150,000 
gallons. 

Gauge  3-8  thickness  3-8"  Two  to  450  barrels  or  280,000 
gallons  or  over. 

Tanks  of  500  gallons  capacity  or  over  may  be  black  iron. 

No  tanks,  filling  or  drawing  off  pipes,  or  vent  pipes  includ- 
ing pumps  for  storage,  use  or  sale  of  gasoline  or  similar  fluids 
shall  be  permitted  in  or  under  any  building  used  in  whole  or 
part  for  dwelling  purposes. 

Hereafter  all  buildings  constructed  for  purposes  requiring 
the  use  or  storage  of  gasoline  shall  be  so  located  on  the  lot 
or  parcel  of  ground  upon  which  they  are  to  be  built  that  a 
space  of  dimensions  at  least  13  x 13  feet  is  provided  outside  of 
the  walls  of  the  building  on  private  ground  for  the  location  of 
such  tank;  and  provided  further,  that  the  upper  stories  of  such 
building  above  the  first  story  may  be  extended  over  this  space 
if  one  side  is  open  to  the  air  by  an  opening  of  such  dimensions 
as  to  contain  120  square  feet.  No  exception  will  be  made  to 
this  regulation,  except  on  special  approval  by  the  Commis- 
sioners on  account  of  the  impracticability  of  carrying  out  the 
regulation.  When  any  such  application  is  filed  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  section  the  Fire  Marshal  and  the  Chief  Engineer 
of  the  Fire  Department  shall  examine  the  place  or  building 
where  such  oil  or  fluid  is  to  be  so  stored  or  kept  for  sale,  as 
provided  in  section  three  of  this  Article,  and  transmit  such  ap- 
plication to  the  Assessor  with  said  certificates,  and  if  they  be 
favorable  the  Assessor  shall  issue  a license  accordingly,  unless 
such  oil  or  fluid,  of  the  grade  specified  in  this  section,  is  to  be 


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etored  or  kept  for  sale  in  quantities  in  excess  of  fifty  gallons 
in  one  tank  or  receptacle,  or  in  case  more  than  one  tank  or  re- 
ceptacle for  each  grade  or  kind  is  to  be  kept  or  placed  upon 
the  same  premises,  or  where  any  such  oil  or  fluid,  in  any  quan- 
tity whatsoever,  is  to  be  so  stored,  or  kept  for  sale,  upon  public 
space,  in  which  case  no  license  shall  issue  therefor  unless  the 
Commissioners  shall  approve : Provided,  however,  that  upon 

the  recommendation  of  the  Fire  Marshal,  the  Assessor  shall 
issue  licenses  for  the  storage  and  sale  of  gasoline  in  original 
packages  not  to  be  opened  on  the  premises  where  so  stored,  and 
sold,  on  condition  that  the  place  where  so  stored,  shall  be  sep- 
arate from  the  rest  of  the  premises  in  a manner  to  adequately 
safeguard  public  and  private  interests  from  danger  therefrom, 
to  the  satisfaction  of  said  Fire  Marshal.  No  person  shall  sell, 
or  keep  for  sale,  any  gasoline,  benzine,  benzene,  naphtha,  or 
similar  fluids,  without  having  an  annual  license  therefor.  In 
all  cases  where  licenses  are  applied  for  under  this  section  the 
same  shall  be  subject  to  the  direction  and  control  of  the  Com- 
missioners, and  they  may  revoke  any  license  issued  under  the 
provisions  of  this  Article  when,  in  their  judgment,  it  is  necessary 
for  the  protection  of  life,  limb  and  property.  Dealers  in  such 
oil  or  fluids  shall  place  on  each  can  or  vessel  containing  any 
such  oil  or  fluids  in  the  store  or  place  where  the  same  is  sold, 
as  often  as  may  be  required,  to  be  clear  and  plain  so  as  to  be 
at  all  times  easily  read,  stenciled  notice,  or  printed  * ‘ sticker,  ” 
on  each  can  or  vessel  containing  any  such  oil  or  fluid,  designat- 
ing the  nature  of  the  contents  thereof,  and  conveying  a warn- 
ing that  it  is  not  to  be  used  for  illuminating  purposes,  for  ex- 
ample, “This  can  contains  gasoline,  which  must  not  be  used  in 
lamps.  ” No  person  shall  use  gasoline  or  any  similar  fluid  for 
illuminating  purposes  in  any  building  whatsoever,  provided 
that  this  prohibition  shall  not  extend  to  buildings  in  the  course 
of  erection,  or  before  they  are  ready  for  occupation.  Provided, 
that  no  gasoline,  or  similar  fluid,  shall  be  sold  to  any  child 
under  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
dealer  in  any  such  oil  or  fluids  to  sell  to  any  householder  or 
any  other  person  for  domestic  purposes  more  than  one  gallon 
of  gasoline  or  like  fluid  at  any  one  time.  No  dealer  in  gaso- 


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line,  kerosene,  or  other  like  inflammable  oils  or  fluids  shall  sell 
or  dispense  the  same  after  dark,  nor  in  any  room,  store  or 
place  where  there  are  gas  lights  or  other  lights  burning,  nor 
transport  nor  carry  tlie  same  through  such  room,  store  or 
place;  Provided,  That  automobiles  and  other  vehicles  may  be 
supplied  from  underground  tanks  which  conform  to  the  regu- 
lations prescribed  therefor.  In  cases  where  the  tanks  or 
structures  which  are  to  contain  gasoline,  kerosene,  or  any  other 
inflammable  oil  or  fluid,  are  of  a character  requiring  inspec- 
tion as  to  their  strength  or  the  adequacy  of  their  foundations 
or  supporting  features,  and  in  cases  where  buildings  are  de- 
signed for  the  storage  of  such  oils  or  fluids,  a permit  in  writ- 
ing must  be  obtained  from  the  Inspector  of  Buildings. 

SECTION  5a.  No  gasoline  or  similar  fluid  shall  be  conveyed 
from  one  place  to  another  in  any  open  can,  basin  or  vessel,  in 
any  garage  or  building  where  gasoline  or  similar  fluid  is  stored, 
used  or  kept  for  sale,  nor  shall  any  gasoline  or  similar  fluid  be 
conveyed  in  any  open  can  or  vessel,  upon  any  street,  avenue, 
alley  or  public  space  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  For  the 
handling  of  gasoline  in  tank  wagons  and  by  all  dealers,  air- 
tight metal  covered  cans  or  vessels,  must  be  provided  and  the 
style  or  type  of  can  or  vessel  shall  be  approved  by  the  Fire 
Marshal. 

Underground  pipe  lines  for  the  purpose  of  conveying  gaso- 
line under  the  sidewalk  from  underground  storage  tanks  located 
on  private  premises  in  the  non-congested  sections  of  the  District 
to  the  curb  line  of  streets  may  be  constructed  as  projections 
from  buildings,  under  the  following  conditions,  namely: 

1.  Applications  for  same  shall  be  made  in  writing,  and  for- 
warded to  the  Engineer  Commissioner  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia. 

2.  The  application  must  be  signed  by  the  owner  and  the 
tenant  or  lessee  of  the  premises  from  which  the  pipe  line  is  to 
be  extended,  and  the  owner  and  tenant  or  lessee  shall  sign  an 
agreement  to  save  harmless,  indemnify  and  keep  indemnified, 
the  District  of  Columbia  from  any  injury  to  persons,  or  prop- 
erty, and  any  cost,  loss,  or  damage  occasioned  by  reason  of 
failure  to  keep  such  underground  pipe  line  and  appurtenances 


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in  safe  condition  at  all  times;  and  that  they  shall  comply  with 
the  terms  and  conditions  of  the  permit,  and  at  their  own  risk 
and  expense  keep  any  trench,  or  excavation  made  by  or  for 
them  in  any  street,  or  sidewalk,  or  other  public  space  in  safe 
condition  until  the  District  shall  repair  or  resurface  the  same; 
and  shall  also  save  harmless,  indemnify  and  keep  indemnified 
the  District  of  Columbia  from  any  injury  to  persons,  or  prop- 
erty, or  any  cost,  loss,  or  damage  occasioned  by  reason  of  their 
failure  to  keep  such  trench  or  excavation  in  safe  condition  dur- 
ing the  execution  of  the  work,  and  thereafter  until  repaired  or 
resurfaced  as  aforesaid  by  said  District,  and  from  any  injury, 
loss,  or  damage  to  persons,  or  property  occasioned  by  the  use 
of  said  underground  pipe  line  and  its  appurtenances,  or  by  any 
failure  to  observe  and  comply  with  the  terms  and  conditions 
of  said  permit. 

3.  Before  said  permit  is  granted,  the  applicant  shall  deposit 
with  the  Collector  of  Taxes,  D.  C.,  such  an  amount  as  is  neces- 
sary to  cover  the  cost  of  the  permit,  and  the  cost  of  inspection, 
and  of  replacing  pavements  disturbed  in  laying  such  under- 
ground pipe  lines  and  appurtenances. 

4.  The  applicant  will  be  permitted  to  install  as  an  appurte- 
nance, in  connection  with  said  underground  pipe  line,  a metal 
box,  with  hinged  and  roughened  cover,  marked  in  raised  letters 
“Gasoline  Pipe,”  which  cover  is  to  be  closed  when  not  in  use. 
The  box  to  be  located  on  the  inside  of  the  curb  and  immedi- 
ately adjacent  thereto,  in  which  box  may  be  kept  a coiled  hose 
for  the  purpose  of  filling  tanks  of  automobiles,  and  other 
vehicles  from  said  pipe  line;  Provided,  That  the  cover  of  said 
metal  box  shall  not  be  larger  in  dimensions  than  12"  by  14", 
and  shall  be  laid  and  kept  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  side- 
walk, or  other  public  space  adjacent  to  said  curb. 

5.  The  location  of  said  underground  pipe  line  and  box  is  a 
privilege,  and  the  permit  for  same  may  be  revoked  at  any  time 
by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  when 
so  revoked  said  pipe  line  and  box  shall  be  removed  and  the  sur- 
face of  the  sidewalk  or  other  public  space  restored  by  said 
permittee  without  any  cost  to  the  District  of  Columbia. 

SECTION  5b.  Smoking  shall  not  be  permitted  in  any 


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garage,  station,  machine  or  repair  shop  where  gasoline  is  used 
or  kept.  Signs  containing  the  words  “No  smoking,”  in  black 
letters  at  least  two  inches  in  height,  on  white  ground,  and  the 
words  “By  order  of  the  Commissioners,  D.  C.,”  in  black  let- 
ters one  inch  in  height,  shall  be  prominently  displayed  in  three 
or  more  places  in  any  garage,  station,  machine  or  repair  shop 
where  gasoline  is  used  or  kept. 

SECTION  5c.  Sand  shall  be  kept  in  all  garages,  machine  or 
repair  shops  where  gasoline  is  stored  or  used  or  kept,  in  metal 
buckets  or  cans  fit  and  available  for  absorbing  waste  oils  or 
grease.  Metal  buckets  or  cans  with  tight  fitting  covers  shall 
be  provided  for  oily  waste  or  grease  which  oily  waste,  grease  or 
waste  oils  must  be  removed  from  the  premises  or  otherwise 
destroyed  at  least  once  a day. 

SECTION  5d.  Chemical  fire  extinguishers  of  such  number 
as  may  be  approved  by  the  Chief  Engineer  and  the  Fire  Mar- 
shal, shall  be  kept  in  convenient  places  in  all  garages,  stations, 
machine  or  repair  shops,  where  gasoline  is  used,  kept  or  stored. 

SECTION  5e.  No  stove,  forge,  torch,  boiler  or  other  fur- 
nace, or  open  flame,  or  open  fire  and  no  electric  generator  or 
motor  of  the  commutator  type  or  other  exterior  sparking  de- 
vice and  no  artificial  light  except  electric  lights,  shall  be  used 
or  allowed  in  any  public  or  private  garage,  machine  or  repair 
shop,  or  in  any  building  where  gasoline  or  similar  fluid  is  used 
or  stored  unless  separated  by  a fireproof  wall  or  room. 

All  electric  switches,  plugs  and  other  circuit  breaking  devices 
shall  be  located  at  least  four  feet  above  the  floor  level.  All 
electrical  work  shall  be  installed  in  accordance  with  the  rules 
and  regulations  governing  electrical  wiring  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  and  shall  be  approved  by  the  Electrical  Engineer. 

SECTION  5f.  Calcium  carbide  shall  be  kept  in  double  lined 
air-tight  metal  cans  with  screw  top,  at  least  six  inches  above 
the  floor  in  a water-tight  container;  and  no  greater  quantity 
than  (100)  one  hundred  pounds  shall  be  kept  in  any  garage, 
station  or  building,  except  such  buildings  as  are  constructed 
for  the  storage  of  calcium  carbide  only  and  the  same  must  be 
kept  in  a dry  place. 

No  hook,  axe  or  other  sharp  instrument  shall  be  used  in  the 


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handling  of  calcium  carbide. 

SECTION  5g.  No  automobile  or  automobile  truck  contain- 
ing gasoline  shall  be  permitted  to  be  stored  or  kept  in  or  under 
any  building  during  working  hours,  or  while  employes  are 
working  in  such  building. 

No  automobile  or  automobile  truck  containing  gasoline  shall 
be  permitted  to  be  stored  or  kept  in  or  under  any  building  used 
for  dwelling  purposes,  except  in  a fireproof  room. 

No  automobile  or  automobile  truck  containing  gasoline  shall 
be  permitted  to  be  stored  or  kept  in  or  under  any  hotel,  apart- 
ment house,  school,  office  building  or  place  of  public  assembly. 

No  automobile  or  automobile  truck  containing  gasoline  shall 
be  permitted  to  be  stored  or  kept  in  or  under  any  building  or 
stable  where  horses,  hay  or  straw  is  kept,  except  in  a fireproof 
room. 

SECTION  5h.  All  gasoline,  naphtha,  benzine  or  similar 
fluids  used  in  the  processes  of  dry  cleaning  shall  be  kept  in 
approved  metal  containers. 

No  gasoline  or  similar  fluid  shall  be  permitted  to  settle  in 
open  receptacles,  on  the  inside  of  any  building.  Metal  filtering 
machines  shall  be  provided  and  for  cleaning  or  washing  with 
gasoline,  metal  washing  machines  shall  be  provided  in  all  clean- 
ing establishments. 

The  room  where  gasoline  is  used  for  cleaning  purposes  shall 
be  thoroughly  ventilated  and  a room  separate  from  the  other 
portion  of  building.  All  openings  to  other  parts  of  building 
from  this  room  must  be  covered  with  metal  and  the  doors  made 
self-closing. 

No  smoking  shall  be  permitted  in  any  dry  cleaning  or  other 
establishment  where  gasoline  or  similar  fluids  are  used  or 
stored.  Signs  shall  be  displayed  in  black  letters  two  and  one- 
half  inches  in  height  on  white  ground  containing  the  words 
* ‘No  smoking,  ’ ’ and  the  words  ‘‘By  order  of  the  Commis- 
sioners, D.  C.,”  in  black  letters  one  inch  in  height. 

Chemical  fire  extinguishers  of  such  number  as  may  be  ap- 
proved by  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the 
District  of  Columbia,  and  the  Fire  Marshal,  shall  be  kept  in 
convenient  places,  and  sand  shall  be  provided  in  all  cleaning 


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establishments  where  gasoline  or  similar  fluids  are  used. 

SECTION  6.  Every  person  so  licensed  shall  allow  the  Fire 
Marshal  of  the  said  District,  or  his  deputies,  or  such  other  per- 
sons as  may  be  designated  by  the  Commissioners,  to  enter  the 
premises  described  in  his  license,  and  to  take  such  samples  of 
said  articles,  upon  being  tendered  the  value  of  the  same,  suffi- 
cient for  the  purpose  of  analysis ; and  to  make  such  examination 
of  the  said  premises  as  the  said  Fire  Marshal  or  his  deputies  or 
other  persons  designated  by  the  Commissioners,  may  deem  ex- 
pedient. And  where  samples  of  such  oils  are  obtained,  the 
Fire  Marshal,  his  deputies  or  other  persons  aforesaid,  shall 
test  the  same,  and  such  official  test  shall  be  made  with  the 
commercial  tester  known  as  the  C.  J.  Tagliabue  open  cup  tester, 
or  other  tester  approved  by  the  Commissioners,  or  by  some 
other  efficient  method  approved  by  the  Commissioners;  and 
where  the  grade  of  oil  known  as  kerosene  will  flash  or  give  off 
inflammable  vapor  at  a temperature  below  120  degrees  Fahren- 
heit, the  dealer  so  found  storing  or  offering  such  oil  for  sale 
without  having  a license  to  store  or  sell  the  same  shall,  upon 
conviction  thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar,  nor  more 
than  forty  dollars. 

SECTION  7.  No  quantity  of  the  following  named  chemi- 
cals and  combustible  materials  greater  than  is  hereinafter  en- 
umerated shall  be  placed,  stored  or  kept  in  or  upon  any  one 
building  within  the  District  of  Columbia,  namely ; varnish  and 
rosin,  twenty  barrels;  alcohol,  pure  spirits,  camphene,  burning 
fluid,  five  barrels ; unslaked  lime,  ten  barrels ; ether,  carbon  bi- 
sulphide, vitriol,  five  carboys;  loose  wood  shavings,  one  hun- 
dred pounds;  except  the  same  shall  be  placed,  stored,  or  kept 
upon  an  open  space  of  ground,  surrounded  by  a wall  con- 
structed entirely  of  fireproof  materials,  at  least  eight  feet  high 
and  sixteen  inches  thick,  or  within  a fireproof  building  remote 
or  distant  at  least  fifty  feet  from  any  other  building.  No  hay, 
straw,  hemp,  flax,  shavings,  burning  fluid,  turpentine,  cam- 
phene, or  any  inflammable  oil  or  other  highly  combustible  sub- 
stance shall  be  placed,  stored,  kept,  or  sold  in  any  building 
used  in  whole  or  part  as  a dwelling,  tenement,  or  lodging  house, 
except  that  rooms  for  coachmen  or  grooms  may  be  allowed  in 


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stables  receiving  special  permit  from  the  Eire  Marshal  when 
means  of  exit  in  case  of  fire  are  deemed  safe  by  him. 

SECTION  8.  The  Chief  Engineer,  the  Fire  Marshal  and  his 
deputies,  and  the  battalion  chief  engineers  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment are,  and  each  of  them  is,  authorized  and  empowered  to 
enter  any  building  or  premises  within  the  District  of  Columbia 
for  the  purposes  of  examining  or  causing  to  be  examined  the 
stoves  and  pipes  therein,  ranges,  furnaces,  and  heating  appa- 
ratus of  every  kind  whatsoever,  including  the  chimneys,  flues, 
and  pipes  with  which  the  same  may  be  connected,  engine  rooms, 
boilers,  ovens,  kettles,  and  also  chemical  apparatus  or  other 
things  which  in  his  opinion  may  be  dangerous  in  causing  or 
promoting  fires,  or  dangerous  to  the  fireman  or  occupants  in 
case  of  fire;  and  upon  finding  any  of  them  defective  or  dan- 
gerous, or  in  any  manner  exposed  or  liable  to  fire  from  any 
cause,  he  shall  report  the  same  and  issue  orders  or  special  direc- 
tions, either  printed  or  written,  directing  the  owner  or  occu- 
pant to  alter,  remove,  or  remedy  the  same  in  such  manner  and 
within  such  reasonable  time  as  may  be  necessary,  and  in  respect 
thereto  may  authorize  and  direct  the  use  of  such  materials  and 
appliances  as  shall  be  deemed  proper  and  necessary;  and  in 
case  of  neglect  or  refusal  so  to  do  within  the  time  prescribed 
by  such  orders  or  directions,  the  party  offending  shall,  on  con- 
viction, be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty 
dollars  for  each  neglect  or  refusal. 

SEC.  9.  No  quantity  of  cotton,  hay,  straw,  flax,  hemp, 
husks,  rushes,  oakum,  rags,  seaweed,  jute,  paper,  ropes,  or 
other  vegetable  fiber,  or  wool,  hides  or  fur,  when  pressed  or 
baled,  shall  be  stored  or  kept  within  any  building  within  the 
fire  limits  of  the  District  of  Columbia  in  quantities  exceeding 
ten  tons,  unless  kept  in  a building  fireproof  throughout,  or 
upon  an  open  space  of  ground  surrounded  by  a wall  con- 
structed entirely  of  fireproof  material  at  least  twelve  feet  high 
and  twelve  inches  thick,  and  at  least  fifty  feet  remote  or  dis- 
tant from  any  building,  or  within  a fireproof  building  remote 
or  distant  at  least  fifty  feet  from  any  other  building,  or  in  any 
building  unless  upon  the  approval  of  the  Commissioners  on 
recommendation  of  the  Chief  Engineer  and  Fire  Marshal  of 


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the  Fire  Department,  and  of  which  approval  a certificate  shall 
have  been  issued,  nor  unless  any  such  building  aforesaid  shall 
have  a fireproof  roof  with  a ventilator  or  skylight  with  an 
area  of  at  least  ten  per  cent,  of  the  area  of  the  roof;  and  none 
of  the  articles  enumerated  herein  shall  be  kept  loose  or  not 
baled  in  quantities  exceeding  five  hundred  pounds  except  in 
private  stables,  where  loose  hay  and  straw  may  be  kept  in 
quantities  not  exceeding  twenty-five  hundred  pounds;  and  ex- 
cept stores  where  hay  or  straw  is  bought  or  sold,  which  may 
keep  hay  or  straw,  baled  or  pressed,  in  quantities  not  exceed- 
ing twenty  tons,  and  loose  or  not  baled  in  quantities  not  ex- 
ceeding one  thousand  pounds ; and  such  stores  shall  conform  to 
the  requirements  above  prescribed  as  to  the  building,  roof  and 
sky-light  or  ventilator,  and  the  approval  of  the  Commission- 
ers. No  person  shall  have,  put  or  keep  any  hay  or  straw  un- 
covered in  any  stack  or  pile,  or  in  any  other  way  exposed, 
within  one  hundred  yards  of  any  building  within  said  fire 
limits,  nor  shall  have,  put  or  keep  within  said  fire  limits  any 
hay,  straw,  flax,  hemp,  shavings,  or  rushes  in  any  building  not 
built  of  stone  or  brick  or  iron,  or  not  covered  with  slate,  or 
tile,  or  other  fire-proof  material  which  is  or  shall  be  within 
ten  feet  of  any  dwelling  house  or  chimney.  No  junk  shop 
shall  be  kept  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, nor  any  shop  or  store  or  place  where  the  inflammable 
articles  hereinbefore  mentioned,  or  any  one  or  more  of  them, 
are  bought,  sold,  stored  or  kept,  without  obtaining  the  ap- 
proval of  the  Commissioners  as  above  set  forth,  nor  before 
obtaining  the  written  consent  of  a majority  of  the  residents 
and  property  owners  upon  the  same  side  of  the  street  in  the 
same  square,  and  of  a majority  of  the  residents  and  property 
owners  upon  the  opposite  side  of  the  street  in  the  confront- 
ing square;  and  if  the  said  junk-shop  or  other  shop  or  store 
or  place  be  situated  in  an  alley,  before  obtaining  the  written 
consent  of  a majority  of  the  residents  and  property  owners 
of  the  whole  of  said  block  or  square  in  which  the  said  alley 
may  be  situated  and  the  building  in  which  the  said  shop,  store 
or  other  place  is  located,  shall  be  of  brick  or  other  fire-proof 
material,  the  roof  of  the  same  shall  be  fire-proof  and  have  a 


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ventilator  or  skylight  as  hereinbefore  prescribed. 

SEC.  10.  The  Chief  Engineer,  the  Fire  Marshal  and  hia 
deputies,  and  the  Battalion  Chief  Engineers  of  the  Fire  De- 
partment are,  and  each  of  them  is,  authorized  and  empowered 
whenever  the  public  safety  requires  the  same,  to  enter  into 
and  upon  all  buildings  and  premises,  at  all  reasonable  hours, 
for  the  purposes  of  examination;  and  whenever  any  of  said 
officers  shall  find  in  any  building  or  upon  any  premises  com- 
bustible or  inflammable  material  or  other  conditions  in  his  or 
their  judgment  dangerous  to  the  safety  of  such  building  or 
premises,  or  likely  to  obstruct  or  interfere  with  the  members 
of  the  Fire  Department  in  the  event  of  a fire  therein,  he  or 
they  shall  order  the  same  to  be  removed  or  remedied,  and 
such  order  shall  be  forthwith  complied  with  by  the  owner  or 
occupant  of  said  building  or  premises:  Provided,  however, 

that  if  said  owner  or  occupant  of  said  building  or  premises 
shall  deem  himself  aggrieved  by  such  order  he  may,  within 
twenty-four  hours  thereafter,  appeal  from  such  order  to  the 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  unless  said 
order  is  by  them  revoked,  it  shall  remain  in  force  and  be 
forthwith  complied  with  by  said  owner  or  occupant.  The 
Fire  Marshal  shall  make  an  immediate  investigation  as  to  the 
presence  of  combustible  material  or  the  existence  of  in- 
flammable conditions  in  any  building  or  upon  any  premises 
upon  complaint  of  any  person  having  an  interest  in  the  said 
building  or  premises  or  property  adjacent  thereto.  Any  owner 
or  occupant  of  any  building  or  premises  failing  to  comply 
with  the  orders  of  the  Fire  Marshal  or  his  deputies,  the 
Chief  Engineer,  or  the  Battalion  Chief  Engineers  of  the  Fire 
Department,  made  in  compliance  with  and  upon  the  authority 
of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  dollars,  nor 
more  than  forty  dollars;  and  any  owner  or  occupant  of  any 
building  or  premises  who  shall  wilfully  obstruct  or  interfere 
with  any  of  said  last  mentioned  officers  in  the  performance 
of  their  above  specified  duties,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof, 
be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than 
forty  dollars. 


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ARTICLE  III. 


SEC.  11.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  holding  a 
license  as  steam  engineer,  to  absent  himself  from  the  engine 
or  plant  of  which  he  has  charge,  either  temporarily,  or  by 
vacating  his  place  as  such  engineer  while  the  same  is  in 
operation  without  leaving  a licensed  engineer  in  charge 
thereof. 

SEC.  12.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
any  section  of  this  article,  a penalty  for  which  is  not  here- 
tofore provided,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by 
a fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dol- 
lars for  each  offense. 


Article  III. 

LICENSED  VENDORS  AND  SPEAKERS  ON  STREETS  AND  PUBLIC 
PLACES. 

SECTION  1.  No  licensed  vendor  shall  occupy  a stand 
upon  or  in  any  of  the  places  hereinafter  mentioned  in  Section 
1 of  Article  IX,  except  upon  duly  designated  places,  for  a 
longer  period  than  may  be  necessary  to  make  a sale,  after 
having  been  approached  or  stopped  for  that  purpose;  nor 
shall  any  such  vendor  ply  his  trade  or  solicit  custom  upon 
or  in  any  such  places  between  the  hours  of  ten  o’clock  P.  M., 
and  seven  o’clock  A.  M.,  nor  at  any  time  so  as  to  interfere 
with  traffic,  nor  to  the  annoyance  of  residents  or  passersby. 

SEC.  2.  The  east  side  of  Seventh  street  northwest,  ex- 
tending southwardly  from  the  drinking  fountain  immediately 
south  of  B street,  is  hereby  designated  as  a stand  for  licensed 
vendors,  and  in  addition  thereto  the  following  locations  are 
designated  for  the  same  purpose,  namely : A space  of  about 
one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  on  the  lot  fronting  on  Little  B 
street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets  northwest,  from 
the  west  curb  line  marking  the  alley  directly  in  the  rear  of  the 
building  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Little  B and  Tenth 
streets,  to  the  east  curb  marking  the  line  of  Eleventh  street 
on  the  said  lot,  to  be  occupied  as  the  lieutenant  of  the  pre- 
cinct may  regulate. 

The  occupants  of  these  stands  shall  keep  the  sidewalks, 
streets,  reservations  or  public  space  adjoining  and  adjacent 


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thereto  clean  and  free  from  paper,  peelings  and  refuse  of  any 
and  all  kinds,  under  penalty  of  being  denied  the  privilege  of 
occupying  such  stands,  in  addition  to  any  other  penalty  pro- 
vided herein. 

SEC.  3.  Every  vehicle  and  everything  pertaining  thereto 
used  by  a licensed  vendor  shall  at  all  times  be  maintained  in  a 
cleanly  and  orderly  condition,  and  no  portion  of  the  con- 
tents thereof  shall  be  thrown,  spilled,  or  deposited  upon  the 
street  or  other  public  place.  Every  such  vehicle  shall  have 
the  name  of  the  vendor  and  the  location  where  such  vehicle 
is  stored,  when  not  in  use,  painted  thereon  plainly  and 
legibly. 

SEC.  4.  That  every  huckster,  as  the  term  huckster  is  de- 
fined by  paragraph  33  of  section  7 of  the  act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved July  1,  1902,  who  employs  assistants  while  selling 
goods  from  a vehicle  on  the  streets,  except  at  markets,  shall 
furnish  each  such  assistant  with  a badge  similar  to  the  one 
required  in  the  paragraph  and  section  above  mentioned,  which 
badge  shall  be  worn  conspicuously  by  such  assistant  while  so 
engaged  in  such  business. 

SEC.  5.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  make  or  deliver 
any  address,  speech  or  sermon  upon  any  subject  whatever  in 
or  upon  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  footway,  highway,  or  other 
public  space  in  the  District  of  Columbia  without  first  obtain- 
ing a permit  in  writing  from  the  Major  and  Superintendent 
of  Police  so  to  do,  which  permit  shall  designate  the  time  and 
precise  locality  where  such  address,  speech,  or  sermon  may  be 
given. 

SEC.  6.  For  every  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  article  the  party  offending  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof, 
be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  more  than  twenty  dollars. 

Article  IV. 

DISPOSITION  OF  HACKS  AND  OTHER  VEHICLES. 

SECTION  1.  Every  licensed  vehicle  for  the  conveyance  of 
passengers  shall  be  considered  a hack,  within  the  meaning 
and  intent  of  these  regulations. 


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SEC.  2.  Paragraph  (a). — The  following  are  hereby  desig- 
nated as  stands  for  licensed  horse-drawn  hacks  carrying  passen- 
gers: 

Stand  1.  On  the  west  side  of  Fifteenth  street  northwest, 
immediately  south  of  the  line  of  E street,  and  extending  a dis- 
tance of  sixty  feet — five  vehicles. 

Stand  2.  On  the  east  side  of  Fourteenth  street  northwest, 
south  of  Pennsylvania  avenue — ten  vehicles. 

Stand  3.  On  the  part  of  the  space  at  the  intersection  of 
C street,  Seventh  street  and  Louisiana  avenue  northwest,  north 
of  the  circle — eight  vehicles. 

Stand  5.  On  the  southeast  corner  of  Third  street  and  Penn- 
sylvania avenue  northwest — six  vehicles. 

Stand  6.  On  the  east  side  of  Fourth  street  northwest,  the 
right  resting  immediately  south  of  the  sidewalk  on  the  south 
side  of  Missouri  avenue,  and  when  a vacancy  occurs  on  that 
portion  of  the  stand  nearest  Pennsylvania  avenue,  the  hack  first 
occupying  the  stand  south  of  Missouri  avenue  shall  have  the 
privilege  of  occupying  the  stand  so  made  vacant — four  vehicles. 

Stand  7.  On  the  north  side  of  M street,  between  Grace  and 
Thirty-third  streets — six  vehicles. 

Stand  8.  On  the  corner  of  Florida  avenue  and  H street 
northeast — six  vehicles. 

Stand  9.  On  the  corner  of  Fifteenth  and  B streets  north- 
west— eight  vehicles. 

Stand  10.  On  the  corner  of  Twelfth  and  B streets  south- 
west— eight  vehicles. 

Stand  11.  On  the  corner  of  Fourteenth  street  and  Columbia 
road  northwest — three  vehicles. 

Stand  12.  On  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  East  Capitol  streets 
— three  vehicles. 

Stand  13.  On  the  east  front  of  the  Capitol — eighteen 
vehicles. 

Stand  14.  On  I street,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  McPherson 
Square — eight  vehicles. 

Stand  15.  On  the  south  side  of  New  York  avenue,  begin- 
ning at  the  fourth  tree  west  of  Seventeenth  street,  and  extend- 
ing westwardly  to  stand  parallel  to  and  close  to  the  curb — three 


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vehicles. 

Stand  16.  On  the  east  side  of  Seventeenth  street  northwest, 
immediately  south  of  New  York  avenue — two  vehicles ; to  stand 
parallel  with  and  close  to  curb. 

Stand  18.  On  the  north  side  of  Iowa  Circle,  three,  and  on 
the  south  side — three  vehicles. 

Stand  19.  On  the  east  side  of  Connecticut  avenue  immedi* 
ately  south  of  Joliet  street — six  vehicles,  to  stand  parallel  with 
the  curb. 

Stand  20.  On  the  northeast  side  of  Dupont  Circle  and  P 

street — eight  vehicles. 

Stand  21.  On  the  southeast  side  of  Washington  Circle — two 
vehicles. 

Stand  22.  On  the  northwest  corner  of  Connecticut  avenue 
and  I street — one  vehicle. 

Stand  23.  On  Fourteenth  street  southwest,  northwardly  from 
the  first  tree  north  to  the  entrance  to  the  Bureau  of  Engraving 
and  Printing — two  vehicles,  to  stand  parallel  with  the  curb. 

Stand  24.  On  the  triangular  space  in  front  of  the  Post 
Office  Building,  on  the  line  with  the  north  line  of  D street, 
eight  feet  east  of  the  east  curb  line  of  Twelfth  street,  north- 
west, for  five  vehicles,  said  vehicles  to  face  north  on  line  with 
Pennsylvania  avenue. 

Stand  25.  On  the  southwest  side  of  Water  street  southwest, 
beginning  twenty-five  feet  southeast  of  the  entrance  to  the 
wharf  of  the  Norfolk  and  Washington  Steamboat  Company, 
and  extending  southeastwardly — six  motor  vehicles  and  two 
horse-drawn  vehicles. 

Stand  26.  At  the  intersection  of  Connecticut  avenue  and 
Newark  street  northwest,  vehicles  to  stand  parallel  with  the 
curb  on  the  east  side  of  Connecticut  avenue — three  vehicles. 

Stand  27.  On  the  west  side  of  Scott  Circle,  next  to  street 
curb — two  vehicles. 

Stand  28.  At  the  curb  on  the  north  side  of  Massachusetts 
avenue,  extending  west  from  the  line  of  Delaware  avenue  north- 
east, for  a distance  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet — fifteen  ve- 
hicles, provided  that  the  heads  of  horses  attached  to  vehicles 
using  this  stand  shall  face  southward. 


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Stand  29.  On  the  west  side  of  Eighth  street  northwest,  im- 
mediately south  of  F street — three  vehicles. 

Stand  30.  On  the  west  side  of  15%  street  northwest,  (Madi- 
son Place),  immediately  north  of  Pennsylvania  avenue — five 
vehicles. 

Stand  31.  On  the  east  side  of  Seventeenth  street  northwest, 
north  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  northwest,  and  south  of  H street 
— five  vehicles. 

Stand  32.  On  the  south  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue,  east 
of  the  Municipal  Building  and  west  of  Thirteenth  street — three 
vehicles. 

Stand  33.  On  the  northeast  side  of  Good  Hope  Road,  be- 
tween Nichols  avenue  and  Railroad  avenue — three  vehicles. 

Stand  34.  Next  the  curbing  on  the  south  side  of  M street, 
northwest,  extending  east  from  a point  twenty-five  feet  east 
of  the  west  end  of  Government  Reservation  No.  67 — three 
vehicles,  to  stand  parallel  with  the  curb. 

Paragraph  (&).  The  following  are  hereby  designated  as 
stands  for  motor  drawn  vehicles,  licensed  under  paragraph  11, 
section  7,  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July  1,  1902: 

Stand  1.  On  the  west  side  of  Fifteen-and-a-half  street, 
northwest,  immediately  north  of  Pennsylvania  avenue — six 
vehicles. 

Stand  2.  On  the  north  curb  line  of  the  public  space  on  the 
south  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue,  northwest,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Thirteen-and-a-half  streets,  parallel  with  and  close 
to  the  curb — six  vehicles. 

Stand  3.  On  the  east  side  of  Seventeenth  street,  northwest, 
immediately  north  of  Pennsylvania  avenue — six  vehicles. 

Stand  4.  On  the  east  and  west  sides  of  Scott  Circle,  next 
to  the  street  curb — two  vehicles. 

Stand  5.  For  hotel  omnibuses  and  motor  vehicles  for  hire — 
At  the  curb  on  the  north  side  of  Massachusetts  avenue,  extend- 
ing east  from  Delaware  avenue  a distance  of  one  hundred  and 
feet;  Provided,  That  omnibuses  shall  be  located  in  order 
next  and  nearest  to  the  Delaware  avenue  line,  and  the  heads  of 
the  horses  attached  thereto  shall  face  southward. 

Stand  6.  For  public  taxicabs — On  the  south  side  of  C street, 


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southwest,  from  the  fourth  tree  from  Seventh  street,  eastward 
for  a distance  of  fifty  feet — twelve  taxicabs. 

Stand  7.  On  the  line  of  the  south  curb  east  of  the  drinking 
fountain  on  L street  southeast,  between  Eighth  and  Ninth 
streets — two  vehicles. 

Stand  8.  On  the  south  side  of  K street,  northwest,  from  the 
first  tree  west  of  Ninth  street — three  vehicles. 

Stand  9.  On  the  north  side  of  I street,  northwest,  from  the 
first  tree  east  of  Fourteenth  street — four  vehicles. 

Stand  10.  On  the  south  side  of  Massachusetts  avenue,  north- 
west, from  the  first  tree  west  of  Thomas  Circle — three  vehicles. 

Stand  11.  From  the  first  tree  west  of  Dupont  Circle,  close  to 
and  alongside  of  the  south  curb  on  Massachusetts  avenue,  north- 
west— five  vehicles. 

Stand  12.  From  the  first  lamp  post  north  of  I street,  north- 
west, on  the  west  side  of  Seventeenth  street,  east  side  of  Far- 
ragut  Square — six  vehicles. 

Stand  13.  On  the  south  side  of  New  York  avenue,  north- 
west, from  the  first  lamp  post  west  of  Thirteenth  street,  close 
to  and  alongside  Island  of  Safety — five  vehicles. 

Stand  14.  On  the  north  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue,  north- 
west, parallel  with  and  close  to  curb  from  the  first  tree  west 
of  Tenth  street — five  vehicles. 

Stand  15.  On  the  south  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue,  north- 
west, close  to  and  alongside  of  curb  from  ten  feet  east  of  first 
lamp  post  east  of  Louisiana  avenue — five  vehicles. 

Stand  16.  On  the  southwest  side  of  Water  street,  southwest, 
beginning  twenty-five  feet  southeast  of  entrance  to  Norfolk 
and  Washington  Steamboat  Company’s  wharf — six  vehicles. 

Stand  17.  Union  Station  Plaza,  east  curb,  immediately  west 
of  the  Columbus  Monument — six  vehicles. 

Stand  18.  On  the  west  side  of  Fifteenth  street  northwest, 
beginning  at  a point  sixty  feet  south  of  the  line  of  E street  and 
extending  twenty-four  feet — two  vehicles. 

Paragraph  ( c .) — The  following  are  hereby  designated  as 
stands  only  for  express  and  furniture  wagons  for  hire: 

Stand  1.  On  the  north  side  of  Florida  avenue  northeast, 
directly  east  of  the  first  telegraph  pole  east  of  Fourteenth 


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street — six  vehicles. 

Stand  2.  On  the  east  side  of  Second  street,  between  K and 
L streets,  southeast — twelve  vehicles. 

Stand  3.  On  the  north  side  of  California  street,  northeast, 
the  first  vehicle  to  be  thirty  feet  from  the  curb  line  of  the 
Plaza  and  the  stand  to  extend  eastwardly  for  a distance  of 
ninety  feet ; said  stand  to  be  occupied  only  on  the  secular  days 
of  the  week,  and  between  the  hours  of  7 o'clock  A.  M.  and  6 
o 'clock  P.  M. — six  vehicles. 

Stand  4.  On  the  north  side  of  L street  northwest,  immedi- 
ately east  of  Fifth  street,  beginning  at  the  first  tree  next  to 
the  corner  of  Fifth  and  L streets,  to  accommodate  eight  wagons 
standing  parallel  with  the  curb;  that  the  number  of  helpers  be 
limited  to  one  to  each  wagon,  and  that  those  in  charge  of  the 
wagons  keep  the  street  and  sidewalk  free  from  obstruction  at 
all  times. 

Stand  5.  On  the  north  side  of  Louisiana  avenue  northwest, 
between  Eighth  and  Ninth  streets — five  vehicles. 

Stand  6.  On  the  south  side  of  B street,  between  Tenth  and 
Twelfth  streets  northwest  (north  side  of  Haymarket) — fourteen 
vehicles. 

Stand  7.  On  the  west  side  of  Fifteenth  street  northwest, 
beginning  at  a point  eighty-four  feet  south  of  the  line  of  E 
street  and  extending  to  D street  northwest — ten  vehicles. 

Stand  8.  On  Twenty-sixth  street  northwest,  immediately 
north  of  M street — four  vehicles. 

Stand  9.  On  E street  northwest,  immediately  east  of  Nine- 
teenth street — four  vehicles. 

Stand  10.  On  Thirty-second  street,  east  side,  south  of  M 
street — six  vehicles. 

Stand  11.  On  the  east  side  of  Nineteenth  street,  between 
New  York  avenue  and  E street,  west  side  of  Rawlings  Park, 
four  wagons;  on  the  north  side  of  E street  near  Nineteenth 
street,  next  to  the  curb,  at  the  south  side  of  Rawlings  Park, 
four  wagons. 

Paragraph  ( d ). — That  so  much  as  may  be  necessary  of  the 
west  half  of  the  south  front  of  the  new  terminal  railroad  sta- 
tion, known  as  the  Union  Station,  directly  west  of  the  central 


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entrance  thereof,  is  hereby  designated  and  set  apart  as  a stand 
for  licensed  hotel  omnibuses,  carrying  guests  of  or  for  their 
respective  hotels,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  driver  of  any 
hotel  omnibus  to  take  passengers  to  any  place  other  than  the 
hotel  for  which  he  is  driver ; said  omnibuses  shall  stand  backed 
to  the  curb  in  front  of  said  station,  the  heads  of  the  horses  at- 
tached thereto  to  face  south;  and  so  much  of  the  plaza  as  may 
be  necessary,  opposite  the  south  front  of  the  said  station,  be- 
tween the  east  and  central  entrances  thereto,  and  at  least  sev- 
enty-five (75)  feet  south  of  the  railroad  cabs,  hereafter  pro- 
vided for,  is  hereby  designated  as  a stand  for  public  hacks 
and  vehicles  plying  for  hire,  the  heads  of  the  horses  attached 
to  such  hacks  and  vehicles  to  face  nofth;  the  number  of  such 
hacks  and  vehicles  shall  not  exceed  twenty-five  altogether 
at  any  one  time. 

That  so  much  of  the  south  front  of  the  said  station  as  may 
be  necessary,  between  the  east  and  the  central  entrances  there- 
to, is  hereby  designated  and  located  as  a stand  for  the  cabs 
maintained  and  operated  by  the  railroad  companies;  such  cabs 
shall  stand  backed  to  the  curb  in  front  of  the  said  station,  the 
heads  of  the  horses  attached  thereto  facing  south. 

Paragraph  ( e ). — The  following  are  hereby  designated  as 
stands  for  eight-seeing  automobiles,  licensed  under  paragraph 
14,  section  7,  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July  1,  1902: 

Stand  1.  On  the  south  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue,  north- 
west, directly  east  of  the  third  tree  east  of  the  north  gate  of 
the  Botanical  Gardens,  to  accommodate  not  exceeding  six  such 
vehicles  which  shall  stand  parallel  to  the  curb. 

SEC.  3.  Every  driver  or  operator  of  a public  hack  for  hire 
shall  wear  exposed  on  his  right  breast  a shield  made  of  white 
metal  measuring  not  less  than  one  and  one-half  by  two 
inches  in  size  and  bearing  in  black  letters  the  number  of  his 
license.  The  said  shield  shall  be  obtained  of  the  Assessor 
of  the  District  of  Columbia.  No  such  shield  shall  be  worn 
after  being  mutilated  or  altered. 


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SEC.  4.  Any  person  who  shall  refuse  to  pay  the  legal  faro 
for  a hack,  as  described  in  these  regulations,  that  he  has  hired, 
shall  on  conviction  thereof,  be  compelled  to  pay  to  the  driver 
of  said  hack  an  amount  equal  to  the  legal  fare  and  shall  also 
pay  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than  five  dollars, 
and  in  case  any  collateral  required  is  forfeited,  the  amount 
of  the  legal  fare  shall  be  paid  to  the  driver  from  such  amount 
forfeited. 

SEC.  5.  If  any  driver  or  owner  of  a hack  for  hire  shall 
agree  before  being  engaged  to  accept  less  than  the  legal  fare 
he  shall  not  afterwards  demand  more  than  the  amount  agreed 
upon. 

SEC.  6.  The  drivers  of  hacks  and  drivers  of  vehicles  of 
whatsoever  kind  occupying  any  public  hack  or  public  wagon 
stand  established  by  the  Commissioners  shall  keep  the  public 
streets  or  avenues  or  portions  thereof  occupied  by  any  such 
hacks  or  vehicles  cleanly  swept  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
Commissioners  and  upon  failure  of  a driver  to  do  * so  the 
privilege  of  the  stand  may  be  revoked  as  to  such  driver  and 
said  driver  shall  also  be  liable  to  the  penalty  prescribed  in 
this  Article. 

SEC.  7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  solicit 
patronage  for  public  hacks  on  the  public  streets  or  grounds, 
but  the  fact  that  such  public  cab  or  hack  displays  a device 
to  indicate  that  such  cab  or  hack  is  not  engaged  shall  not  of 
itself  be  considered  as  soliciting  patronage. 

Sec.  8.  All  vehicles  occupying  public  stands  shall  be 
arranged  as  the  Commissioners  may,  from  time  to  time,  direct 
for  each  stand;  and  when  a public  stand  is  occupied  by  the 
full  number  of  vehicles  authorized,  no  other  vehicle  shall 
loiter  or  wait  nearby  to  take  a place  thereat. 

SEC.  9.  No  person  shall  stop  any  vehicle  abreast  of  any 
other  vehicle  upon  any  street  or  avenue  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  and  all  vehicles  shall  be  so  stopped  that  the  sides 
or  the  rear  thereof  shall  be  next  to  the  righthand  curb  line 
of  the  street  or  avenue.  Provided,  that  in  all  cases  where 
vehicles  congregate  in  the  vicinity  of  receptions,  balls,  thea- 
ters, concerts,  or  other  public  or  private  entertainments,  they 


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shall,  while  discharging  and  receiving  passengers,  keep  the 
curb  at  the  right  hand.  While  waiting,  vehicles  shall  be  so 
arranged,  in  not  more  than  two  ranks  on  each  side  of  the 
street  at  the  right,  and  parallel  therewith,  and  for  this  pur- 
pose a space  of  at  least  twenty  feet  shall  be  left  clear 
in  the  middle  of  the  street,  and  a like  space  of  twenty  feet 
along  the  curb  at  the  entrance  to  the  building  or  place  where 
any  such  assembly  is  had.  In  the  case  of  a street  containing 
one  or  more  car  tracks,  the  ranks  of  waiting  vehicles  shall  be 
so  arranged  as  to  leave  at  least  four  feet  in  the  clear  outside 
the  tracks,  except  in  the  location  of  the  New  National  Theater, 
on  E street  between  Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth  streets,  north- 
west, where  vehicles  in  waiting  may  park  on  the  south  side 
of  E street,  northwest,  beginning  at  a point  directly  opposite 
the  east  entrance  door  to  said  theater,  vehicles  to  face  west 
and  to  be  parked  in  single  column,  with  at  least  four  feet 
| between  such  vehicles,  and  upon  the  west  side  of  Thirteenth 
street,  northwest,  between  Pennsylvania  avenue  and  E street, 
northwest,  vehicles  facing  north,  and  in  the  same  order, 
and  upon  the  north  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  northwest, 
vehicles  facing  east  in  like  continuous  order. 

SEC.  10.  Every  driver  of  a vehicle  of  whatsoever  kind, 
located  on  a public  stand,  or  engaged  at  any  hotel,  theater, 
reception,  ball,  concert,  or  private  party,  or  any  other  place 
whatever,  and  every  driver  and  helper  of  a vehicle  located 
on  a wagon  stand,  shall  place  his  vehicle,  while  waiting,  in 
any  location  designated  by  any  member  of  the  Metropolitan 
Police  force  on  duty,  and  shall  be  at  all  times  within  five 
feet  of  his  vehicle. 

SEC.  11.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  having  the  posses- 
sion, control,  use  or  disposal  of  any  automobile  or  other 
vehicle  run  or  drawn  by  its  own  power,  having  a seating 
capacity  for  more  than  ten  persons  and  used  for  the  pur- 
pose of  carrying  passengers  for  hire,  shall  stop  the  same  on 
any  of  the  public  spaces,  streets,  avenues  or  alleys  in  the 
District  of  Columbia,  for  a longer  time  than  five  minutes;  or, 
while  enroute  and  for  the  purpose  of  discharging  or  receiving 
passengers,  for  a longer  time  than  is  reasonably  necessary ; 


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Provided,  That  with  the  written  permission  of  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  District  of  Columbia  not  more  than  two  such 
vehicles  may  be  kept  standing  at  any  one  time  in  front  of 
or  adjacent  to  the  offices  or  agencies  of  the  owner,  proprietor, 
person,  firm  or  corporation,  having  the  possession,  control, 
use  or  disposal  thereof  where  there  is  accommodation  for 
waiting  passengers,  employees  and  other  business  appertain- 
ing thereto. 

SEC.  12.  The  owner,  agent,  manager,  proprietor,  operator 
or  person  in  charge  or  control  of  any  sight-seeing  automo- 
bile or  touring  vehicle  carrying  passengers  for  hire  or  col- 
lecting a fare  or  fares  of  any  passenger  or  passengers  of  any 
sight-seeing  automobile  or  touring  vehicle  carring  passen- 
gers for  hire,  shall  immediately  refund  the  fare  paid  by  any 
passenger  on  demand  whenever  such  automobile  or  vehicle 
shall  not  leave  the  designated  starting  point  within  at  least 
ten  minutes  after  the  time  announced,  advertised  or  scheduled 
for  leaving  said  point,  or  fails  without  unavoidable  accident 
within  the  time  announced  or  advertised  to  complete  its 
scheduled  route  or  course.  And  every  such  owner,  agent, 
manager,  proprietor,  operator  or  person  in  charge  or  control 
of  any  said  automobile  or  vehicle  shall  on  completion  of 
every  trip  or  the  non-completion  thereof  for  any  cause,  with- 
out delay,  return  every  passenger  to  the  original  starting  point 
of  such  automobile  or  vehicle,  unless  otherwise  consented  to 
by  the  passenger. 

SEC.  13.  Drivers  and  operators  of  public  vehicles  for  hire, 
shall  promptly  deliver  to  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of 
Police,  all  property  of  value  left  in  their  vehicles,  by  pas- 
sengers. 

SEC.  14.  Every  person  as  aforesaid  violating  any  of  the 
provisions  of  any  section  of  this  article  wherein  a penalty  is 
not  provided  shall,  on  conviction,  be  punished  by  a fine  of 
not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dollars  for  each 
offense. 

Article  V. 

MARKETS. 

SECTION  1.  The  Farmers’  Produce  Market  (now  known 


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as  the  Haskell  Produce  Market),  as  defined  in  this  regulation, 
includes  the  spaces  and  stands  on  the  sidewalk,  and  roadway 
next  adjacent  to  the  curb-line  on  the  north  side  of  North  B 
street  between  Tenth  and  Twelfth  streets  west;  and,  also,  the 
spaces  and  stands  on  the  sidewalk,  and  roadway  next  adjacent 
to  the  curb  line  on  the  east  side  of  Twelfth  street  west  between 
North  B street  and  Little  B street;  and,  also,  the  spaces 
and  stands  on  the  sidewalk,  and  roadway  next  adjacent  to 
the  curb-line  of  Little  B street  between  Twelfth  and  Tenth 
streets  west;  and,  also,  the  spaces  and  stands  on  the  sidewalk, 
and  roadway  next  adjacent  to  the  curb-line  on  the  west  side 
of  Tenth  street  west  between  Little  B street  and  North  B 
street;  and,  also,  the  open  space  at  the  intersection  of  Ohio 
and  Louisiana  avenues  with  Tenth  and  Twelfth  streets  bounded 
by  said  Tenth  and  Twelfth  streets  and  said  Little  B street 
and  North  B street;  and,  also,  the  spaces  and  stands  on  the 
sidewalk,  and  roadway  next  adjacent  to  the  curb-line  on  the 
south  side  of  North  B street  between  the  west  curb-line  of 
Seventh  street  west  and  the  east  curb-line  of  Twelfth  street 
west.  The  Market  Master  of  the  said  Farmers 1 Produce 
Market  (now  known  as  the  Haskell  Produce  Market),  is  here- 
by authorized  to  let  and  assign  the  said  spaces  and  stands  on 
the  said  sidewalks  and  roadways,  and  any  of  the  other  herein- 
before mentioned  space  or  spaces  to  farmers  and  gardeners 
who  bring  farm  or  garden  produce  of  their  own  raising  for 
sale  thereon,  and  to  no  other  person  or  persons.  No  farmer, 
gardener  or  other  person  shall  use,  occupy,  take  possession  of 
or  offer  farm  or  garden  produce  for  sale  on  any  of  said  spaces 
or  stands  without  first  having  obtained  a permit  in  writing,  or 
partly  written  and  partly  printed  permit,  from  the  said 
Market  Master,  and  the  payment,  in  advance,  of  a charge 
fixed  and  made  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, for  each  space  occupied,  designated  and  numbered  by  the 
said  Market  Master.  And  no  space  or  stand  or  permit  there- 
for shall  be  assigned  without  the  consent  of  the  said  Market 
Master ; nor  shall  any  person  interfere  with  the  occupation 
of  any  licensee  or  permittee  of  said  Market  Master,  or  disturb 
possession  of  such  licensee  or  permittee;  nor  shall  any  person 


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ARTICLE  Y. 


not  having  a permit  refuse  or  neglect  to  deliver  occupation 
or  remove  his  property  from  any  of  said  spaces  or  stands  when 
directed  so  to  do  by  the  said  Market  Master.  No  person  not 
raising  the  produce  sold  by  him  shall  be  permitted  to  sell  on 
said  designated  spaces  or  stands.  The  space  to  be  assigned 
on  the  roadway  shall  not  exceed  seven  feet  or  more  than  is 
necessary  and  sufficient  for  the  accommodation  of  one  wagon 
backed  against  the  curb,  and  the  space  to  be  occupied  on  the 
sidewalk  shall  not  be  more  than  five  feet  from  the  curb-line. 
Such  spaces  or  stands  shall  not  be  occupied  on  Sunday  or  legal 
holidays,  nor  between  the  hours  of  2 o ’clock  P.  M.  and  4 o ’clock 
P.  M.,  on  other  days,  except  Saturday,  when  they  may  be 
occupied  as  late  as  4:30  P.  M.  Any  licensee  or  permittee 
who  shall  fail  to  be  in  actual  occupation  of  the  space  or  stand 
assigned  to  him  by  said  Market  Master  after  4:30  o’clock  A. 
M.  during  the  months  of  April,  May,  June,  July,  August  and 
September  and  after  5 o ’clock  A.  M.  during  the  months  of  Oc- 
tober, November,  December,  January,  February  and  March 
shall  forfeit  his  right  to  use  and  occupy  such  stand  for  that 
day,  and  the  said  Market  Master  shall  have  authority  to  issue 
a permit  for  that  day  to  any  other  duly  qualified  person  to 
occupy  the  same.  Occupants  of  such  spaces  or  stands  shall 
each  day  remove  all  barrels  or  boxes  from  the  street  before 
2 o’clock  P.  M.,  except  Saturday,  when  the  streets  and  side- 
walks shall  be  cleared  of  all  obstructions  by  such  occupants 
at  or  before  4:30  P.  M.  The  Market  Master' of  the  Farmers’ 
Produce  Market-  (now  known  as  the  Haskell  Produce  Market)., 
shall  have  supervision  of  all  the  above  mentioned  space  and 
spaces  and  shall  make  collections  daily  and  make  return  there- 
of, with  a sworn  statement,  weekly  to  the  Superintendent' of 
Weights,  Measures  and  Markets  of  said  District. 

The  Market  Masters  of  the  Eastern  and  Western  Markets 
and  the  Acting  Market  Master  of  the  Georgetown  Market  are 
hereby  authorized  to  let  and  assign  spaces  and  stands  on  the 
roadway  and  sidewalks  abutting  or  adjacent  to  said  respective 
markets  under  the  same  regulations  as  herein  provided  in  case 
of  the  Market  Master  at  said  Farmers’  Produce  Market  (now 
known  as  the  Haskell  Produce  Market),  and  all  provisions  of 


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this  section  in  reference  to  spaces  and  stands  at  the  Farmers’ 
Produce  Market  (now  known  as  the  Haskell  Produce  Market), 
and  the  prohibitions  against  occupation  thereof,  shall  likewise 
apply  to  the  spaces  and  stands  of  the  roadways  and  sidewalks 
of  the  Eastern,  Western,  and  Georgetown  Market;  and  the 
Market  Masters  of  the  said  Eastern  and  Western  Markets  and 
the  acting  Market  Master  of  the  said  Georgetown  Market  shall 
each  make  collections  daily  and  make  return  thereof  to  the 
Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets  of  said  Dis- 
trict, as  required  of  the  Market  Master  of  the  Farmers’  Pro- 
duce Market  (now  known  as  the  Haskell  Produce  Market). 

All  produce  in  barrels,  boxes,  crates  or  otherwise  occupying 
any  such  space  or  stand  herein  specified  shall  be  subject  to  re- 
moval, at  any  time,  upon  order  of  the  respective  Market  Mas- 
ters of  the  Markets  herein  designated, 

SEC.  2.  A farmer  who  has  space  assigned  to  him  at  the 
Farmers’  Produce  Market  (now  known  as  the  Haskell  Produce 
Market),  and  who  is  unable  to  attend  the  market  daily,  in  per- 
son, may  be  permitted  to  have  some  one  care  for  and  sell  the 
produce  of  his  own  raising  on  said  space  for  that  day;  Pro- 
vided, That  the  farmer,  or  person  hauling  for  said  farmer  or 
the  person  in  charge  of  the  produce  to  be  offered  for  sale  or 
sold  on  said  space,  shall,  before  such  space  assigned  to  the 
farmer  for  whom  he  is  hauling  is  occupied,  procure  from  the 
Market  Master  of  said  space  a special  permit  for  each  and  every 
day  said  produce  is  not  accompanied  by  the  owner,  said  permit 
to  specify  the  quantity  and  kind  of  each  article  of  produce 
contained  in  the  load  to  be  offered  for  sale  that  day.  Shid 
permit  shall  also  be  dated  and  shall  show  the  name  of  the  far- 
mer owning  the  produce,  the  number  of  the  stand  assigned  to 
him,  the  name  of  the  person  to  whom  said  produce  is  to  be 
delivered  for  care  or  sale  and  the  name  of  the  driver  hauling 
Said  produce.  And  provided  further,  That  no  person  shall  be 
allowed  to  care  for  or  sell  produce  for  more  than  three  farmers 
on  any  one  day. 

SEC.  3.  The  street  traffic  regulations  of  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia shall  strictly  govern  the  driving  in,  on,  or  off  from  the 
Farmers’  Produce  Market  (now  known  as  the  Haskell  Produce 


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Market)  space. 

SEC.  4.  No  other  space  or  stand  shall  be  assigned  or  occu- 
pied at  said  market  until  all  stands  under  the  shelters  are  oc- 
cupied. Stands  or  spaces  inside  of  the  sidewalk  curb  shall  then 
be  assigned  before  farmers'  teams,  with  farm  produce  to  be 
offered  for  sale,  are  permitted  to  stand  on  the  street  side  of 
the  curb.  No  farmer,  gardener,  or  other  person  shall  use,  occu- 
py, take  possession  of  or  offer  farm  or  garden  produce  for  sale 
on  any  of  said  stands  or  spaces  without  the  payment  in  advance 
to  the  Market  Master,  or  his  assistant,  of  twenty  (20)  cents 
for  space  under  the  shelters,  fifteen  (15)  cents  for  inside  space 
and  ten  (10)  cents  for  street  curb  space,  for  each  day  or  part 
of  a day.  Farmers'  teams  with  produce  shall  back  up  square 
with  the  curb,  and  four  (4)  feet  of  the  sidewalk  shall  be  al- 
lowed for  the  display  of  produce  for  sale.  No  deviation  from 
this  order  will  be  permitted,  except  by  special  authority  of  the 
Market  Master  and  said  permit  shall  be  in  writing. 

SEC.  5.  Merchants'  and  hucksters'  wagons,  attending  the 
market  for  the  purpose  of  making  purchases,  shall  squarely  line 
up  in  the  center  of  B street  with  back  of  wagon  on  the  line 
dividing  the  brick  from  the  cobble  pavement,  commencing  at 
the  intersection  of  Twelfth  street  and  extending  east  on  B 
street  in  a single  line,  horses  headed  to  the  south.  A clear 
space  on  each  side  of  said  line  of  vehicles  shall  at  all  times  be 
kept  open.  No  merchants'  or  hucksters'  teams  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  back  up  or  stand  on  the  south  side  of  B street  next 
to  the  curb  between  Ninth  and  Twelfth  streets,  in  front  of  the 
New  National  Museum  Building. 

SEC.  6.  Empty  barrels,  boxes,  or  crates  shall  not  be  allowed 
outside  of  the  space  allotted  to  occupants  of  stands.  Where 
produce  is  being  delivered  by  wagon,  to  authorized  agents  or 
to  farmers,  and  the  teams  cannot  back  up  to  the  curb  on  ac- 
count of  assigned  space  being  occupied  with  produce,  the 
wagons  shall  at  once  unload  on  the  allotted  space  and,  if  there 
are  empty  packages  to  be  removed,  the  same  shall  be  immedi- 
ately loaded  and  the  wagon  shall  move  at  once  from  the  market 
space.  Such  teams  may  be  parked  on  the  south  side  of  B street 
between  Twelfth  and  Thirteenth  streets  northwest. 


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SEC.  7.  All  off -bearers  of  produce  for  farmers  shall  be  re- 
quired to  register  at  the  office  of  the  market  master  and  shall 
wear  a numbered  badge,  the  property  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, to  be  issued  by  the  Market  Master  on  the  deposit  of  the 
cost  or  twenty-five  (25)  cents,  said  sum  to  be  refunded  on  the 
return  of  the  badge  to  said  official,  and  such  off -bearers  shall 
be  subject  to  dismissal  by  the  said  Market  Master  at  any  time 
for  disorderly  conduct  or  violation  of  any  of  the  market  regu- 
lations. No  person  who  has  not  registered  and  does  not  wear 
the  official  badge  shall  be  allowed  to  off -bear  or  deliver  any 
produce  to  or  from  the  market. 

SEC.  8.  Drinking  of  intoxicating  liquors,  disorderly  or  bois- 
terous conduct,  or  loafing  is  strictly  prohibited  at  or  on  this 
market  space. 

SEC.  9.  Papers  or  rubbish  of  any  kind  shall  not  be  thrown 
on  the  market  space  nor  on  the  streets  adjacent  thereto,  but 
shall  be  placed  in  receptacles  provided  for  that  purpose.  Bar- 
rels or  boxes  not  in  use  shall  not  be  allowed  to  obstruct  or 
litter  any  space  at  the  market,  or  the  sidewalks  adjacent  to 
same,  and  shall  be  removed  daily  by  tenants. 

SEC.  10.  The  Northern  Market  Company's  Street  Pro- 
ducers' Market,  as  defined  in  this  regulation,  includes  tha 
spaces  and  stands  on  the  sidewalk,  and  roadway  next  to  the 
curb  line  on  the  north  side  of  O street  north,  between  Seventh 
and  Eighth  streets,  west,  adjacent  to  the  market  house,  also 
the  spaces  and  stands  on  the  sidewalk,  and  roadway  next  adja- 
cent to  the  curb  line  on  the  west  side  of  Seventh  street  west, 
between  O street  north  and  P street  north,  adjacent  to  the 
market  house  and  property  of  the  Northern  Market  Company. 

The  Riggs'  Market  Company's  Street  Producers'  Market,  as 
defined  in  this  regulation,  includes  the  spaces  and  stands  on  the 
sidewalk  and  roadway  next  to  the  curb  line  in  front  of  the 
property  of  the  Riggs'  Market  Company  and  a strip  of  pave- 
ment adjacent  thereto  about  thirty  (30)  feet  east,  fifty  (50) 
feet  west  and  fifteen  (15)  feet  wide,  paved  with  granite  block, 
on  P street,  northwest,  between  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth 
streets.  The  Northeast  Temple  and  Market  Company 's  Street 
Producers'  Market  as  defined  in  this  regulation  includes  the 


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spaces  and  stands  on  the  sidewalk  and  the  roadway  in  front  of 
and  adjacent  to  the  property  of  the  Northeast  Temple  and  Mar- 
ket Company  on  H,  and  on  Twelfth  street  northeast. 

Convention  Hall  Street  Producers ’ Market  as  defined  in  this 
regulation  includes  the  spaces  and  stands  on  the  sidewalk  and 
roadway  on  the  north  side  of  K street,  northwest,  just  east  of 
Fifth  street,  northwest,  and  adjacent  to  the  property  owned 
by  the  Stilson  Hutchins’  estate  and  known  as  Convention  Hall 
Market. 

SEC.  11.  The  Market  Masters  of  the  said  Markets  are 
hereby  authorized  to  let  and  assign  the  said  spaces  and  stand* 
on  the  said  sidewalks  and  roadways  adjacent  to  their  respective 
markets  to  farmers  and  gardeners  who  bring  farm  or  garden 
produce  of  their  own  raising  for  sale  thereon,  and  to  no  other 
person  or  persons.  No  farmer,  gardener  or  other  person  shall 
use,  occupy,  take  possession  of  or  offer  farm  or  garden  produce 
for  sale  on  any  of  said  spaces  or  stands  without  first  having 
obtained  a permit  in  writing,  or  partly  written  and  partly 
printed  permit,  from  the  Market  Master  thereof,  and  the  pay- 
ment, in  advance,  of  a sum  not  to  exceed  ten  cents  per  day,  or 
part  of  a day>  according  to  charges  hereby  fixed  and  made  by 
the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  for  each  space 
occupied,  designated  and  numbered  by  the  Market  Master,  to 
cover  the  expense  of  cleaning  said  space  herein  described.  And 
no  space  or  stand  or  permit  therefor  shall  be  assigned  without 
the  consent  of  the  Market  Master  thereof;  nor  shall  any  per- 
son interfere  with  the  occupation  of  any  licensee  or  permittee 
of.  said  Market  Master,  or  disturb  possession  of  such  licensee 
or  permittee;  nor  shall  any  person  not  having  a permit  refuse 
or  neglect  to  deliver  occupation  or  remove  his  property  from 
any  of  said  spaces  or  stands  when  directed  so  to  do  by  the 
Market  Master  thereof.  Violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  regulation  by  any  licensee  or  permittee  shall  operate  as  a 
revocation  of  his  permit  in  addition  to  the  penalty  in  this  Arti- 
cle imposed.  No  person  not  raising  the  produce  sold  by  him 
shall  be  permitted  to  sell  on  said  designated  spaces  or  stands. 
The  space  to  be  assigned  on  the  roadway  shall  not  exceed  seven 
feet,  or  more  than  is  necessary  and  sufficient  for  the  accom- 


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modation  of  one  wagon  backed  against  the  curb,  and  the  space 
to  be  occupied  on  the  sidewalk  shall  not  be  more  than  five  feet 
from  the  curb  line.  Such  spaces  or  stands  shall  not  be  occupied 
on  Sundays,  nor  between  the  hours  of  2 o’clock  P.  M.  and  4 
o’clock  P.  M.,  on  other  days,  except  Saturday,  when  they  may 
be  occupied  as  late  as  11:30  o’clock  P.  M.  Any  licensee  or 
permittee  who  shall  fail  to  be  in  actual  occupation  of  the  space 
or  stand  assigned  to  him  by  the  Market  Master  thereof,  after 
4:30  o’clock  A.  M.  during  the  months  of  April,  May,  June, 
July,  August  and  September  and  after  5 o’clock  A.  M.  during 
the  months  of  October,  November,  December,  January,  Febru- 
ary and  March  shall  forfeit  his  right  to  use  and  occupy  such 
stand  for  that  day,  and  the  Market  Master  thereof  shall  have 
authority  to  issue  a permit  for  that  day  to  any  other  duly 
qualified  person  to  occupy  the  same.  Occupants  of  such  spaces 
or  stands  shall  each  day  remove  all  barrels  or  boxes  from  the 
street  and  sidewalks  before  2 o ’clock  P.  M.,  except  Saturday, 
when  the  streets  and  sidewalks  shall  be  cleared  of  all  obstruc- 
tions by  such  occupants  at  or  before  11:30  P.  M.  The  Market 
Master  of  the  respective  markets  shall  have  supervision  of  the 
above  mentioned  space  and  spaces  and  may  make  collections 
daily  and  shall  make  sworn  statement  thereof,  monthly  to  the 
Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets  of  said  Dis- 
trict for  file. 

SEC.  12.  That  the  following  regulations  for  the  control, 
regulation  and  operation  of  the  Municipal  Fish  Wharf  and 
Market,  are  hereby  made,  pursuant  to  an  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved March  4,  1913,  authorizing  the  Commissioners  of  the 
District  of  Columbia,  in  the  name  of  said  District  of  Colum- 
bia, to  take  over,  exclusively  control,  and  operate  as  a munici- 
pal fish  wharf  and  market,  the  water  frontage  on  the  Potomac 
River  lying  south  of  Water  street,  between  Eleventh  and 
Twelfth  streets,  including  the  buildings  and  wharves  thereon, 
and  to  make  and  amend,  from  time  to  time,  all  such  regula- 
tions as  they  may  deem  proper  for  the  control,  regulation,  and 
operation  of  said  Municipal  Fish  Wharf  and  Market. 

The  Municipal  Fish  Wharf  and  Market  shall  be  open  from 
5:30  o’clock  A.  M,  to  5:00  o’clock  P.  M.,  except  when  business 


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demands  that  later  hours  shall  be  observed,  and  the  Market  j 
shall  be  closed  on  Sundays  and  holidays,  except  in  times  of 
emergency  or  necessity,  for  the  protection  and  care  of  mer-  i 
chandise.  Officials  shall  remain  on  duty  until  business  of  neces-  i 
sity  is  closed.  , 

Drinking  of  intoxicating  liquors,  disorderly  or  boisterous  i 
conduct,  loafing,  fishing  or  bathing  is  prohibited  on  or  at  this 
wharf  and  market. 

Visitors  will  be  welcome,  but  they  shall  not  interfere  with  or  j 
in  any  way  annoy  workmen  in  the  performance  of  their  duty,  i 
Children  will  not  be  permitted  on  the  wharves  unless  accom- 
panied by  adults. 

Papers  or  rubbish  of  any  kind  shall  not  be  thrown  on  the 
wharves,  or  in  the  street  fronting  same,  but  shall  be  placed  in 
receptacles,  for  removal  to  space  set  aside  for  that  purpose. 
Barrels  and  boxes  not  in  use  shall  be  removed  by  the  tenants. 

Tenants  shall  keep  their  places  of  business  in  a clean  and 
tidy  condition  and,  during  the  fishing  season,  the  docks  shall 
be  thoroughly  cleaned  each  day,  after  business  is  finished,  by 
scrubbing  and  flushing. 

All  wagons  and  conveyances  belonging  to  tenants,  when  not 
in  actual  use,  shall  be  parked  in  the  rear  of  the  oyster  dock 
slip,  or  on  the  west  side  of  11th  street  extended  on  the  wharf, 
at  such  place  as  shall  be  designated  by  the  Market  Master. 
Worn-out  wagons  shall  not  be  stored  on  the  wharf,  but  must 
be  removed  at  once. 

The  sale  or  soliciting  of  orders  of  any  commodity  at  the  said 
wharf,  by  any  person,  shall  be  confined  to  the  wharf  at  which 
the  vessel  is  docked. 

Shuckers  shall  be  required  to  register  at  the  market  office 
and  shall  be  given  permits  and  badges  whereby  they  can  be 
identified  and  controlled.  No  one  will  be  permitted  to  shuck 
oysters  or  clams  at  the  market,  except  tenants,  men  employed 
by  tenants,  the  shuckers  who  have  been  granted  permits,  and 
purchasers  who  desire  to  shuck  their  own  oysters  or  clams. 

The  shell  pile  shall  be  the  place  where  oysters  and  clams 
shall  be  shucked,  except  in  the  case  of  tenants  at  the  market, 
who  will  be  permitted  to  shuck  at  their  places  of  business,  re- 


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moving  the  shells  daily  to  the  place  set  aside  for  their  storage. 

Any  person  violating  any  provision  of  this  section  shall  be 
liable  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty 
dollars,  and  in  addition  to  such  fine  may  have  his  license  or 
permit  canceled. 

SEC.  13.  The  Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and 
Markets,  D.  C.,  shall  make  the  following  collections  for  dock- 
age and  wharfage  rentals  and  for  rents  of  fish  houses  and  other 
buildings  at  the  Municipal  Fish  Wharf  and  Market,  to  take 
effect  on  and  after  August  6,  1913 : 

For  rent  of  buildings  number  98  to  115  inclusive  on  said 
space;  until  further  ordered,  not  less  than  the  rentals  charged 
by  the  present  lessee  of  the  fish  wharf;  the  Superintendent  of 
Weights,  Measures  and  Markets  to  have  authority  to  rent  a 
small  barn,  known  as  No.  4,  on  said  wharf,  at  a rental  of  not 
less  than  fifteen  (15)  dollars  per  month  ( Commissioners , order 
of  May  18,  1914),  also,  any  other  unoccupied  buildings  on  said 
wharf  at  a rental  of  not  less  than  heretofore  charged  for  such 
building  or  buildings;  rentals  to  be  collected  monthly  in  ad- 
vance on  or  before  the  third  day  of  each  month.  Any  occupant 
failing  to  pay  rent  so  due,  unless  satisfactory  explanation  shall 
have  been  made  in  writing  to  the  Commissioners  of  the  District 
of  Columbia,  shall  forfeit  his  right  to  occupy  such  building  and 
shall  immediately  vacate  same  upon  the  written  order  of  the 
Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets. 

Dockage  of  oyster  boats:  For  the  first  and  second  tiers 

of  oyster  boats,  one  dollar  ($1)  per  day  per  boat.  For  the 
third  and  fourth  tiers  of  oyster  boats,  fifty  (50)  cents  per  day 
per  boat. 

For  the  landing  and  handling  of  fish:  Any  person  or  persons 
purchasing  or  landing,  and  cleaning  and  landing  for  the  pur- 
pose of  selling  in  the  market  or  elsewhere,  whether  landed  in 
bulk,  barrels,  baskets  or  in  any  other  way,  landed  at  such  wharf 
or  dock,  shall  be  charged  as  follows:  For  shad,  or  other  large 

fish,  twenty  (20)  cents  per  100  fish;  for  herring,  or  other  small 
fish,  twenty  (20)  cents  per  1000  fish;  for  the  landing  and 
handling  of  herring,  cut  and  salted  on  the  wharf,  in  quantities 
of  10,000  or  more  daily,  fifteen  (15)  cents  per  thousand;  for  a 


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less  number  of  fish  than  herein  named  the  charge  shall  be  at 
the  same  rates,  whether  bunched  or  otherwise;  but  in  no  case 
shall  the  charge  be  less  than  five  cents.  For  landing  of  salted 
fish  in  barrels  containing  not  over  600  fish:  In  lots  of  1 to  50 

barrels,  5 cents  each;  in  lots  of  50  to  500  barrels,  2 cents  each; 
in  lots  of  500  barrels  and  over,  1 cent  each;  barrels  of  larger 
capacity  than  600  fish,  proportionate  excess  of  above  fees;  one- 
half  barrels  of  salted  fish,  one-half  of  the  above  wharfage  fees. 

For  landing  of  canned  goods  in  cases:  In  lots  of  1 to  100 

cases,  1 cent  each;  in  lots  of  100  to  500  cases,  % cent  each;  in  j 
lots  of  500  cases  and  over,  % cent  each.  The  wharfage  fees  to  I 
include  guaranteed  protection  for  thirty-six  (36)  hours  after 
dockage  of  boat. 

For  the  inspection  and  wharfage  of  oysters,  clams,  eels,  hard 
and  soft  shell  crabs  and  all  marine  products  landed  at  steam- 
boat wharves,  or  at  the  Eleventh  Street  Fish  Wharf,  in  pack- 
ages, such  as  barrels,  baskets  or  boxes,  five  cents  per  package. 

Melons:  Watermelons,  twenty  (20)  cents  per  100;  canta- 

loupes, ten  (10)  cents  per  100.  The  sale  of  watermelons  and 
cantaloupes  that  have  been  rejected  on  account  of  specks,  or 
that  are  decayed  or  in  any  way  unfit  for  use,  from  any  boat 
at  the  Municipal  Fish  Wharf  and  Market,  is  hereby  prohibited. 

Lumber:  Fifteen  (15)  cents  per  1000  feet  board  measure 

for  each  fifteen  (15)  days  or  less  of  storage. 

Oyster  and  clam  shells,  to  be  sold  at  the  market  price  but 
not  less  than  one  (1)  cent  per  bushel  of  70  pounds  on  the  dock, 
and  the  Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets  is 
authorized  to  enter  into  a contract  for  the  removal  of  said 
shells  for  a period  of  two  (2)  years,  subject  to  the  approval  ol  j 
the  Commissioners. 

Said  collections  to  be  made  by  the  Market  Master  and 
wharfinger  who  shall  make  return  thereof  daily  before  four 
o’clock  P.  M.,  with  a written  detailed  statement  of  said  collec 
tions  to  the  Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets 
who  shall  deposit  the  same  daily  with  the  Collector  of  Taxes 
D.  C.,  to  be  paid  into  the  Treasury,  one-half  to  the  credit  oi 
the  United  States  and  one-half  to  the  credit  of  the  District  ol 
Columbia;  rentals  to  be  deposited  monthly  in  the  same  manne; 


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as  the  daily  collections  are  deposited.  The  Market  Master  at 
said  Municipal  Fish  Wharf  and  Market  shall  make  a monthly 
report  of  his  collections,  duly  certified  before  a notary  public, 
to  the  Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets  for 
file  and  shall  be  required  to  furnish  a bond  in  the  sum  of  two 
thousand  ($2000)  dollars  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his 
duties. 

That,  hereafter,  it  shall  not  be  necessary  for  fish  and  oysters 
brought  into  the  District  of  Columbia  by  any  steamboat,  or 
steamboat  company,  to  be  first  landed  at  the  Municipal  Fish 
Wharf  and  Market,  but  the  same  may  be  landed  at  the  wharf 
of  such  boat  or  company,  provided,  that  the  same  be  at  once 
transferred  to  the  said  Fish  Wharf  and  Market  for  inspection 
and  payment  of  the  legal  fees,  and  the  same  shall  not  be  de- 
livered to  the  consignee  thereof,  or  to  any  other  person,  until 
so  inspected  at  the  said  fish  wharf  and  market  and  the  said 
fees  paid. 

SEC.  14.  Every  person  as  aforesaid  violating  any  of  the 
provisions  of  any  section  of  this  Article  shall,  on  conviction, 
be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than 
forty  dollars  for  each  offense;  and  the  license  or  permit  of  any 
licensee  or  permittee  thereunder  may  in  addition  to  such  fine 
be  revoked. 

Article  VI. 

CHARGES  FOR  HACKS  AND  HACKNEY  CARRIAGES  ESTABLISHED  AND 
REGULATED. 

SEC.  1.  The  following  scale  of  charges  by  taxicabs  be  and 
is  hereby  adopted  as  the  legal  taxicab  rates  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  to  take  immediate  effect.  Taxicab  rates.  District 
of  Columbia  service:  Tariff.  For  one  to  five  persons.  For 

the  first  half  mile  or  fraction  thereof,  fifty  cents.  Each  quar- 
ter mile  thereafter,  ten  cents.  Each  four  minutes  of  waiting, 
ten  cents.  Rate  per  mile  or  fraction  thereof  for  cabs  traveling 
empty  outside  of  the  two  miles  radius  hereafter  described, 
twenty  cents.  Carrying  one  trunk,  twenty  cents.  No  charge 
shall  be  made  for  hand  bags  or  dress  suit  cases,  carried  inside 
the  cab,  not  more  than  two  to  each  passenger,  or  for  children 
under  seven  years  of  age.  Additional  baggage  for  each  piece, 


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twenty  cents.  This  tariff  to  apply  to  day  and  night  service. 
No  charge  shall  be  made  for  going  or  returning  to  or  from 
any  point  within  two  miles  of  the  garage,  hotel,  or  other  point 
of  call,  from  which  the  cab  is  ordered,  when  such  distance  is 
traveled  without  passenger  or  passengers.  Within  this  radius 
the  meter  shall  not  begin  to  register  until  the  cab  has  been 
entered  by  its  passenger  or  passengers,  except  that  delay  may 
be  charged  at  tariff  rates.  The  distance  traversed  by  the 
empty  cab  outside  of  the  two-miles  radius  shall  be  paid  for  at 
the  prescribed  tariff.  Union  Station  service:  Tariff  as  for 

District  of  Columbia  service.  Cabs  going  to  or  from  the  Union 
Station,  or  from  any  garage,  hotel,  or  other  point  of  call  to  any 
point  within  a radius  of  two  miles  of  such  station,  garage, 
hotel,  or  point  of  call,  shall  charge  for  the  distance  covered  in 
transit  to  such  point  while  carrying  a passenger  or  passengers, 
but  shall  not  impose  additional  charge  for  distance  covered 
when  traveling  empty.  (The  radius  of  two  miles  from  the 
Union  Station  extends  to  Michigan  avenue  on  the  north;  14th 
street  and  Florida  avenue  and  Dupont  circle  on  the  northwest; 
19th  street  and  Pennsylvania  avenue  on  the  west;  the  wharves 
and  the  War  College  on  the  south;  the  navy  yard  and  the 
Pennsylvania  avenue  bridge  on  the  southeast;  Congressional 
Cemetery  on  the  east;  and  Mt.  Olivet  Cemetery  on  the  north- 
east.) Distances  beyond  the  two  miles  limit  shall  be  charged 
for  at  the  rate  prescribed  in  the  tariff.  Within  the  radius  of 
two  miles  the  meter  shall  not  begin  to  register  until  the  cab 
has  been  entered  by  its  passenger  or  passengers,  except  that 
delay  may  be  charged  at  tariff  rates.  Theater  service:  Taxi- 

cab service  from  any  point  within  two  miles  of  any  garage, 
hotel,  or  other  point  of  call  to  any  theater  and  return  shall  not 
be  more  than  three  dollars  for  one  or  two  persons  nor  more 
than  four  dollars  for  three,  four,  or  five  persons;  and  there 
shall  be  no  other  charge  provided  that  the  journey  between  the 
point  of  call  and  the  theater  or  return  shall  be  made  without 
delay.  Any  delay  en  route,  while  going  or  returning  shall  be 
charged  for  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per  hour. 
Distances  beyond  the  two -miles  limit  shall  be  charged  for  at 
the  rate  prescribed  in  the  tariff.  White  House  Reception 


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service:  Night  service  of  taxicabs  from  any  point  of  call 

within  three  miles  of  any  garage,  hotel,  or  other  point  of  call 
to  the  White  House  and  return  shall  be  subject  to  a flat  rate 
of  not  more  than  five  dollars  for  any  number  of  passengers; 
and  any  delay  en  route,  going  or  returning  shall  be  charged 
at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per  hour ; and  distance 
beyond  the  three-mile  limit  shall  be  charged  for  at  the  pre- 
scribed tariff  rate.  Hourly  Sight  Seeing  rates:  The  maximum 

rate  for  taxicab  service  by  the  hour,  when  the  cab  is  used  for 
sight-seeing  or  recreation  purposes,  shall  be  four  dollars  per 
hour.  All  taxicabs  shall  publicly  display  a printed  copy  of 
this  schedule  for  the  information  of  the  traveling  public. 

The  charges  for  hack  service  for  horse  drawn  vehicles,  within 
the  limits  of  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  not  exceed  those 
stated  in  the  following  schedule;  Provided,  That  for  children, 
not  exceeding  two,  under  five  years  of  age,  accompanied  by 
adults,  no  charge  shall  be  made.  One  horse  vehicles. — Day 
rates  (between  5 A.  M.  and  12:30  A.  M.)  By  the  trip:  Fif- 
teen squares  or  less,  one  or  two  passengers,  fifty  cents;  each 
additional  passenger,  twenty-five  cents ; each  additional  five 
squares  or  parts  of  squares,  one  or  two  passengers,  fifteen 
cents;  each  additional  passenger,  ten  cents.  By  the  hour: 
First  hour,  one  or  two  passengers,  one  dollar;  three  or  four 
passengers,  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents;  each  additional 
quarter  hour  or  part  thereof,  one  or  two  passengers,  twenty- 
five  cents;  three  or  four  passengers,  thirty  cents.  Night  rates 
(between  12:30  A.  M.  and  5 A.  M.)  By  the  trip:  Fifteen 

squares  or  less,  one  or  two  passengers,  sixty  cents;  each  addi- 
tional passenger,  thirty  cents;  each  additional  five  squares  or 
parts  of  squares,  one  or  two  passengers,  twenty  cents;  each  ad- 
ditional passenger,  fifteen  cents.  By  the  hour:  First  hour, 

one  or  two  passengers,  one  dollar;  three  or  four  passengers,  one 
dollar  and  twenty -five  cents;  each  additional  quarter  hour  or 
part  thereof,  one  or  two  passengers,  twenty-five  cents;  three  or 
four  passengers,  thirty-five  cents.  Two-horse  vehicles. — Day 
rates  (between  5 A.  M.  and  12:30  A.  M.)  By  the  trip:  Fif- 
teen squares  or  less,  one  or  two  passengers,  sixty  cents;  each 
additional  passenger,  thirty  cents;  each  additional  five  squares 


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or  parts  of  squares,  one  or  two  passengers,  fifteen  cents;  each 
additional  passenger,  ten  cents.  By  the  hour:  First  hour, 

one  or  more  passengers,  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents;  each  addi- 
tional quarter  hour  or  part  thereof,  one  or  more  passengers, 
thirty-five  cents.  Night  rates  (between  12:30  A.  M.  and  5 
A.  M.)  By  the  trip:  Fifteen  squares  or  less,  one  or  two  pas- 

sengers, eighty  cents;  each  additional  passenger,  forty  cents; 
each  additional  five  squares  or  parts  of  squares,  one  or  two 
passengers,  fifteen  cents ; each  additional  passenger,  fifteen 
cents.  By  the  hour : First  hour,  one  or  more  passengers,  one 

dollar  and  fifty  cents;  each  additional  quarter  hour  or  part 
thereof,  one  or  more  passengers,  forty  cents.  When  vehicles  are 
not  engaged  by  the  hour,  trip  rates  shall  be  charged.  When 
charges  for  trip  or  trips  exceed  rates  per  hour,  charge  shall  be 
by  the  hour.  The  driver  of  any  public  vehicle  who  may  be 
required  to  travel,  by  the  most  direct  route,  more  than  fifteen 
squares  to  make  response  to  a call,  may  charge  an  additional 
twenty-five  cents  therefor.  Fare  to  points  outside  of  the  City 
of  Washington  shall  be  charged  by  the  hour,  but  the  driver  of 
any  public  vehicle  who  may  be  required  to  travel  by  direct 
route  to  a point  of  destination  not  less  than  two  miles  outside 
of  the  city  limits,  may  charge  twenty-five  cents  additional. 
Children  between  five  and  twelve  years,  one-half  rates.  The 
driver  shall  be  entitled  to  make  a charge  not  to  exceed  twenty- 
five  cents  for  each  trunk,  and  ten  cents  for  each  large  valise 
or  bag  carried  outside  the  vehicle ; and  each  passenger  shall 
be  entitled  to  have  conveyed  without  charge  such  other  valise 
or  small  packages  as  can  be  conveniently  carried  within  the 
vehicle.  The  driver  shall  load  and  unload  all  baggage  without 
charge. 

SEC.  2.  Every  hack,  vehicle,  motor-vehicle,  automobile, 
taximeter  vehicle  and  sight-seeing  automobile  shall  have  per- 
manently affixed  to  the  interior  thereof,  in  a place  readily  to 
be  seen  by  passengers,  a receptacle  that  shall  contain  at  all 
times  cards  upon  which  shall  be  printed  the  schedule  of  rates 
prescribed  in  this  Article,  applicable  to  every  such  vehicle,  and 
the  number  of  the  driver’s  license;  and  no  other  cards,  papers 
or  thing  whatever  shall  be  carried  in  said  receptacle;  the  said 


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49 


receptacle  and  cards  must  be  approved  by  the  Major  and  Su- 
perintendent of  Police. 


DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA. 

Rates  of  Fare  for  Public  Conveyance  of  Passengers. 

r 

ONE-HORSE  VEHICLES. 


day  bates 

NIGHT  RATES 

BY  THE  TRIP 

Between  5 a.  m. 
and  12:30  A.  m 

Between  12:30  A.  M. 
and  5 A.  M. 

15  Squares 
or  less 

Each  Add! 
5 Squares 
or  parts  of 
Squares 

15  Squares 
or  less 

Each  Add’l 
5 Squares 
or  parts  of 
Squares 

One  or  two  passengers  ... 

50  cents 

15  cents 

60  cents 

20  cents 

Each  additional  passenger 

25  cents 

10  cents 

30  cents 

15  cents 

BY  THE  HOUR 

First 

Hour 

Each  Add’l 
A Hour 
or  part 
thereof 

First 

Hour 

Each  Add’l 
A Hour 
or  part 
thereof 

One  or  two  passengers ... 

Si  00 

25  cents 

$1.00 

25  cents 

Three  or  four  passengers 

1.25 

30  cents 

1.25 

35  cents 

50  RETICLE  VI. 


TWO-HORSE  VEHICLES. 


DAY  RATES 

NIGHT  RATES 

BY  THE  TRIP 

Between  5 A.M. 
and  12:30  A.  M. 

Between  18:30  A.  M. 
and  5 A.M. 

15  Squares 
or  less 

Each  Add’l 
5 Squares 
or  parts  of 
Squares 

15  Squares 
or  less 

Each  Add’l 
5 Squares 
or  parts  of 
Squares 

One  or  two  passengers 

60  cents 

15  cents 

80  cents 

15  cents 

Each  additional  passenger 

30  cents 

10  cents 

40  cents 

15  cents 

BY  THE  HOUR 

First 

Hour 

Each  Add’l 
A Hour 
or  part 
thereof 

First 

Hour 

Each  Add’l 
A Hour 
or  part 
thereof 

One  or  more  passengers ... 

$1.50 

35  cents 

$1.50 

40  cents 

Each  and  every  automobile  not  using  taximeters  occupying  | 
public  space  and  offered  for  public  hire,  shall  be  authorized 
to  charge  not  more  than  $4  per  hour  for  automobiles  carrying  ! 
four  passengers  or  less  and  fifty  cents  apiece  per  hour  for 
each  additional  passenger,  and  that  these  rates  shall  be  dis- 
played in  the  automobile  and  made  clear  to  passengers  at  the 
time  of  the  hiring  of  the  machine.  That  the  maximum  charge  for 
each  person  riding  in  or  on  motor  vehicles  commonly  known 
as  1 1 sight-seeing  automobiles 9 1 not  using  taximeters  shall  I 
not  exceed  one  dollar  per  trip,  each  trip  to  be  of  not  less  than 
one  hour’s  duration.  Any  lessee,  owner,  operator,  manager  or  ' 
person  in  charge  of  any  such  vehicle  may  be  held  responsible  j 
for  any  violation  of  any  of  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  | 
section. 

Penalties:  The  penalty  for  each  violation  of  aforesaid 

schedules  of  rates  shall  be  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  ! 
nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  ex-  \ 
ceeding  thirty  days. 


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SEC.  3.  Each  and  every  hack  and  every  other  vehicle  de- 
scribed in  this  Article  shall  have  the  number  of  its  license 
plainly  indicated  on  the  outside  glass  of  its  lamps,  that  is  to 
say,  on  that  side  or  portion  of  the  lamp  glass  nearest  the  curb 
line  of  the  sidewalk  when  a vehicle  may  be  located  parallel  with 
such  curb  line;  and  the  figures  of  such  number  shall  be  not 
less  than  one  and  one-half  inches  nor  more  than  two  inches  in 
height  and  not  less  than  one-fourth  of  an  inch  in  width  in  their 
narrowest  parts,  to  be  painted  or  otherwise  provided  in  solid 
ground  of  black  Arabic  numerals.  The  said  numbers  and  their 
positions  upon  the  glass  of  the  lamps  will  be  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police.  No  hack, 
any  part  of  which  is  broken,  shall  occupy  any  public  hack 
stand,  nor  be  offered  for  hire,  nor  be  used  for  the  conveyance 
of  passengers  until  the  broken  part  or  parts  shall  have  been 
repaired  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  police  officer  detailed  as 
Hack  Inspector. 

SEC.  4.  Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  (( joint  resolu- 
tion authorizing  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia to  locate  a cab  service  and  for  other  purposes,  ” approved 
June  7,  1898,  the  rates  of  charges  for  said  service  to  be  ren- 
dered by  railroad  companies  are  hereby  fixed  as  follows : 

Cabs  and  victorias — By  the  trip — One  and  one-half  miles 
or  less,  direct  to  or  from  station,  to  one  address,  one  person — - 
twenty-five  cents. 

Each  additional  person — twenty-five  cents. 

Each  additional  address,  one  or  two  persons — twenty-five 
cents. 

Each  additional  passenger — ten  cents. 

Each  additional  one-half  mile  or  less,  each  person — ten  cents. 

On  call,  to  go  to  station — To  call  at  any  address,  within  one 
and  one-half  miles  of  station,  one  person — twenty-five  cents. 

Each  additional  person — twenty-five  cents. 

. Each  additional  one-half  mile  or  less,  each  person — ten  cents. 

By  the  hour — One  or  two  persons,  first  hour  or  less — seventy- 
five  cents. 

Three  or  four  persons — one  dollar. 

Each  additional  quarter  hour  or  less,  one  or  two  persons — • 


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ARTICLE  VI. 


twenty  cents. 

Three  or  four  persons— twenty-five  cents. 

Omnibuses— By  the  trip,  or  on  call  to  go  to  station— Mini- 
mum charge  for  four  persons  or  less,  one  and  one-half  mile 
limit — one  dollar. 

Each  additional  person — fifteen  cents. 

Each  stop  en  route,  not  over  ten  minutes — fifty  cents. 

Each  additional  half  mile  or  less — twenty  cents. 

By  the  hour — First  hour,  four  persons  or  less — one  dollar 
and  fifty  cents. 

Each  additional  person — twenty-five  cents. 

Each  additional  quarter  hour  or  less—  twenty-five  cents. 

When  vehicles  are  not  engaged  by  the  hour,  trip  rates  shall 
be  charged. 

When  charges  for  trip  or  trips  exceed  rates  per  hour,  charges 
shall  be  by  the  hour. 

SEC.  5.  In  case  of  disagreement  between  the  driver  and 
passenger  of  a public  vehicle  relative  to  the  legal  fare  to  be  paid, 
the  driver  shall  convey  the  passenger  to  the  nearest  police  sta- 
tion, where  the  officer  in  charge  shall  immediately  decide  the 
case;  and  if  the  decision  is  in  favor  of  the  passenger,  the  driver 
shall  convey  him  from  the  police  station  to  his  original  destina- 
tion without  additional  charge.  If  the  passenger  is  about  to 
leave  the  city  by  railroad,  steamboat  or  otherwise,  the  police 
officer  on  duty  at  the  depot  or  wharf  shall  decide  the  case. 

SEC.  6.  If  any  driver,  proprietor,  or  lessee  of  a hack  shall 
refuse  to  convey  a passenger  at  the  rates  hereinbefore  provided, 
or  demand  or  receive  an  amount  in  excess  of  his  lawful  fare, 
he  shall  be  liable  to  the  penalty  provided  in  this  Article,  and 
shall  return  to  the  passenger  any  amount  he  may  have  received 
in  excess  of  his  lawful  fare. 

SEC.  7.  Every  driver,  proprietor  or  lessee  of  any  hack  or 
vehicle  or  motor  vehicle  who  shall  engage  to  carry  or  transport 
any  passenger  or  passengers  to  any  train  or  place  at  a fixed 
time  and  who  shall  willfully  fail  or  neglect  or  refuse  to  carry 
out  any  such  engagement  without  giving  sufficient  notice  to 
such  passenger  or  passengers  of  inability  to  perform  such  serv- 
ice in  sufficient  time  to  enable  such  passenger  or  passengers  to 


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53 


procure  other  efficient  service  of  like  kind  shall,  upon -convic- 
tion thereof,  be  liable  to  the  penalty  provided  in  this  Article. 

SEC.  8.  Any  .vehicle  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers  for 
hire  which  is  in  an  unsafe,  unsanitary,  or  unsightly  condition, 
may  be  condemned  by  the  police  officer  detailed  as  Hack  In- 
spector; and  if  the  owner  or  agent  thereof  shall  continue  to 
utilize  said  vehicle  without  first  having  made  the  same  safe, 
sanitary  and  wholesome,  such  owner  or  agent  shall  be  brought 
before  the  Police  Court,  and,  upon  conviction,  be  liable  to  the 
penalty  provided  in  this  Article. 

SEC.  9.  The  use  of  any  inaccurate  taximeter  or  other  meas- 
uring instrument  for  the  purpose  of  gauging  or  indicating  dis- 
tance travelled,  or  waiting  time,  or  for  the  purpose  of  fixing 
fares  to  be  collected  from  the  public  is  hereby  prohibited,  and 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owner  or  lessee  in  possession,  includ- 
ing any  corporation  or  officer  or  agent  thereof  responsible 
therefor,  of  any  vehicle  mentioned  in  this  Article,  using  any 
taximeter  or  other  measuring  instrument,  to  at  all  times  keep 
said  taximeter  or  other  measuring  instrument  accurate. 

No  taximeter  or  other  measuring  instrument  shall  be  used  on 
any  such  vehicle  mentioned  in  this  Article  until  the  same  shall 
have  been  inspected,  sealed,  and  approved  by  the  Superintendent 
of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets  of  the  District  of  Columbia, 

! or  his  authorized  Assistants,  as  to  accuracy,  whose  certificate  or 
seal  of  such  accuracy  shall  be  plainly  posted  on  the  face  of  said 
taximeter  for  the  information  of  the  public.  Every  such  taxi- 
meter or  other  measuring  instrument  in  use  or  intended  for  use 
on  any  vehicle  shall  be  subject  to  inspection  at  all  times  by 
the  Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets,  his  As- 
sistants, the  Hack  Inspector,  or  any  police  officer.  Any  police 
officer  of  the  Metropolitan  Police  Force  is  further  authorized 
i and  directed,  upon  the  complaint  of  any  person,  to  investigate 
i such  complaint,  or  upon  discovery  by  him  that  a taximeter  or 
I other  measuring  instrument  is  inaccurate  to  at  once  notify  the 
Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets,  whose  duty 
1 it  shall  be  to  cause  said  taximeter  to  be  at  once  inspected,  and 
it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  company,  person  or  corporation,  to 
use  such  taximeter,  after  notification  to  him  by  the  said  officer, 


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until  said  taximeter  has  been  reinspected,  approved  and  sealed 
by  the  Superintendent  of  Weights,  Measures  and  Markets  or 
one  of  his  assistants. 

Each  taxicab  while  in  use  in  the  District  of  Columbia  for  the 
transportation  of  passengers  for  hire,  shall  be  equipped  with  an 
efficient  illuminating  device,  either  flexible  or  fixed,  so  arranged 
as  to  enable  the  passenger  or  passengers  in  such  vehicle  to  con- 
veniently observe  at  any  time  the  state  of  the  meter  and  the 
schedule  of  rates  therein.  Unless  a continuously  lighted  lamp 
is  used  for  such  purpose,  the  illumination  shall  be  at  all  times 
under  the  control  of  the  passenger  or  passengers,  from  within 
the  taxicab,  by  means  of  a conspicuously  located  key  or  other 
operating  appliance,  the  purpose  of  which  is  plainly  indicated 
for  the  information  of  such  passenger  or  passengers.  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Hack  Inspector,  or  any  police  officer,  to  re- 
port for  prosecution  any  violation  of  this  paragraph. 

Any  lessee,  owner,  corporation,  officer  or  agent  thereof,  oper- 
ating or  causing  to  be  operated  in  the  District  of  Columbia, 
taxicabs  or  taximeters  in  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  Section,  shall  be  punished,  upon  conviction,  by  a fine  of 
not  more  than  forty  dollars. 

SEC.  10.  Either  the  driver  or  the  proprietor  or  lessee  of  a 
hack  may  be  held  responsible  for  any  violation  of  any  of  the 
f oregoing  provisions  of  this  Article ; Provided,  That  the  penalty 
therefor  shall  be  paid  but  once;  and  for  any  violation  of  any  of 
the  said  provisions,  the  said  driver,  proprietor,  or  lessee  shall 
forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  not  more  than  twenty  dollars. 

SEC.  11.  No  owner,  manager,  or  person  having  control  of 
any  private  vehicle  of  whatsoever  kind  shall  exhibit  or  place 
or  allow  to  be  exhibited  or  placed  thereon  while  such  vehicle  is 
on  any  public  street,  highway  or  place,  any  sign,  notice,  or 
advertisement  of  rates  or  charges  for  its  use  or  hire,  or  of  any 
charge  to  any  person  to  be  carried  therein.  Any  person  vio- 
lating any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Section  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor 
more  than  forty  dollars. 


ARTICLE  VII. 


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Article  VII. 

DROVES  OF  ANIMALS  ON  STREETS. 

SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  drive  or  conduct  sheep,  swine, 
beeves,  or  other  cattle  in  herds  or  droves  through  any  improved 
city  street,  nor  any  densely  populated  suburban  street,  nor  on 
any  suburban  paved  or  board  sidewalk,  except  as  hereinafter 
designated;  nor  shall  any  such  driving  or  conducting,  except 
as  to  sheep,  be  done  between  the  hours  of  6 o'clock  A.  M.  and 
10  o'clock  P.  M.  No  such  herd  or  drove  shall  follow  a pre- 
ceding herd  or  drove  at  a less  distance  than  one  hundred  and 
fifty  yards,  or  be  in  charge  of  less  than  two  drovers;  Provided, 
That  sheep  driven  or  conducted  between  the  hours  of  6 o'clock 
A.  M.  and  10  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  when  crossing  a bridge  shall 
be  in  charge  of  at  least  six  drovers,  and  the  footway  and  not 
less  than  one-third  of  the  roadway  of  such  bridge  shall  be  kept 
free  of  obstruction  by  such  sheep.  No  drove  of  beeves  shall 
consist  of  more  than  fifteen  in  number. 

SEC.  2.  Horses  and  mules  shall  not  be  driven  loosely 
I through  any  street  under  any  circumstances,  but  may  be  con- 
ducted in  droves  of  not  more  than  six  haltered  together,  and 
in  charge  of  at  le&st  one  man  holding  the  halter. 

SEC.  3.  No  horse,  mule,  goat,  sheep,  swine,  bovine  or  other 
cattle  s^all  be  allowed  to  run  at  large  in  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, and  no  person  owning  or  harboring  any  such  animal  shall 
suffer  or  permit  the  same  to  wander,  rove,  or  run  at  large  un- 
restrained. 

SEC.  4.  Horned  cattle  may  be  led  singly  by  a rope  or  halter 
through  any  of  the  streets  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  A cow 
and  calf  may  be  led  together,  if  the  cow  be  so  secured. 

SEC.  5.  The  only  improved  streets,  avenues  and  roads  upon 
which  any  loose  herd,  drove  or  flock,  as  hereinbefore  in  this  Ar- 
ticle provided,  may  be  driven  or  conducted  shall  be  Fourteenth 
street  west,  below  B street;  Fifteenth  street  east;  Twenty-sec- 
ond street  west,  north  of  P street;  Twenty-seventh  street  west, 
south  of  I street;  Twenty-eighth  street  west,  south  of  K street 
and  north  of  P street;  Thirty-fifth  street  west;  B street  north, 
west  of  Seventh  street  west ; K street  north,  west  of  Twenty- 


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eighth  street  west;  M street  south;  M street  north,  west  of 
Wisconsin  avenue;  P street  north,  west  of  Twenty-second  street 
west;  R street  north,  west  of  Twenty-eighth  street  west;  Water 
street  south;  Water  street  north;  Brightwood  avenue;  Florida 
avenue;  Georgia  avenue;  Wisconsin  avenue;  Virginia  avenue; 
Bennings  road;  Bladensburg  road;  Canal  road;  and  Reservoir 
road. 

SEC.  6.  No  person  under  sixteen  years  of  age  shall  drive 
or  conduct  any  animals  hereinbefore  mentioned. 

SEC.  7,  No  person  shall  wash  or  clean  any  vehicle,  or  water, 
feed,  or  clean  any  horse,  mule,  cow,  or  other  animal  within  fif- 
teen feet  of  any  public  hydrant  or  pump  within  the  District  of 
Columbia. 

SEC.  8.  No  person  shall  bring  into  the  District  of  Columbia 
from  any  other  state,  territory  or  jurisdiction,  on,  over,  or 
along  any  public  street,  avenue,  highway,  road,  alley,  or  place, 
any  animal  which  is  not  fit  for  use,  or  which  is  not  free  from 
lameness,  or  sores,  or  any  vice  or  disease,  likely  to  cause  delay 
in  traffic,  or  to  obstruct  any  such  street,  avenue,  highway,  road, 
alley  or  place,  or  to  cause  accident  or  injury  to  persons  or 
property  using  the  same;  no  person  shall  drive  or  work  any 
such  animal  on,  over,  or  along  any  public  street,  road,  alley,  or 
place,  in  the  District  of  Columbia;  nor  shall  the  owner  of  any 
such  animal  allow  or  permit  it  to  be  driven  or  worked  on,  over, 
or  along  the  same;  or  be  brought  on,  along,  or  over  the  same 
into  the  District  of  Columbia  from  any  other  state,  territory, 
or  jurisdiction. 

SEC.  9.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Article  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of 
not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  ten  dollars. 

Article  VIII. 

DOGS  AND  FOWLS. 

SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  own  or  keep  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  any  animal  of  the  dog  kind  which  shall  by  barking, 
howling,  or  in  any  other  manner  whatsoever  disturb  the  com- 
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SEC.  2.  No  animal  of  the  dog  kind  shall  be  allowed  to  go 
at  large  without  a collar  and  tag,  as  now  prescribed  by  law, 
and  if  he  be  of  a quarrelsome  or  dangerous  disposition  he  shall 
furthermore  be  secured  by  a chain  or  cord  held  by  some  person. 

SEC.  3.  And  whenever,  by  reason  of  any  proclamation  issued 
by  the  Commissioners,  dogs  going  at  large  are  required  to  wear 
muzzles,  no  person  owning  or  having  custody  of  any  dog  shall 
permit  it  to  go  at  large  without  a good,  substantial  muzzle, 
securely' put  on,  so  as  to  prevent  it  from  biting  or  snapping. 

SEC.  4.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  Sec- 
tions one  or  two  or  three  of  this  Article  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor 
more  than  twenty  dollars. 

SEC.  5.  No  person  shall  own  or  keep  within  the  District  of 
Columbia  any  fowl,  parrot  or  bird  which,  by  crowing,  cackling, 
talking  or  singing,  or  in  any  other  manner,  shall  disturb  the 
comfort  and  quiet  of  any  neighborhood.  Any  person  keeping 
any  such  fowl,  parrot  or  bird  which  shall  disturb  the  comfort 
and  quiet  of  any  neighborhood,  or  who  permits  any  fowl  to 
run  at  large,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine 
of  not  less  than  two  dollars  nor  more  than  five  dollars;  and 
upon  conviction  of  a second  offense  shall  be  punished  by  a like 
fine  and  in  addition  to  said  fine,  the  fowl,  parrot  or  bird  com- 
plained of  shall,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court,  be  adjudged 
to  be  killed  by  any  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Police  Force. 

SEC.  6.  Any  person  keeping,  owning  or  controlling  any 
fowl,  who  shall  permit  or  allow  the  same  to  run  on  any  inclosed 
parking  within  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  who  shall  place  any 
fowl-coop,  crate  or  other  receptacle  on  any  inclosed  parking 
within  said  District,  whether  any  fowl  be  confined  in  such  coop, 
crate  or  receptacle  at  the  time  the  same  is  on  such  parking 
or  not,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of 
not  less  than  two  dollars  nor  more  than  five  dollars  for  each 
and  every  offense ; provided,  that  this  regulation  shall  not 
interfere  with  the  right  of  owners  or  occupants  of  stores  on 
business  streets  or  avenues  to  display  fowls  under  the  provisions 
of  Section  6,  Article  XXIII,  of  these  regulations. 

SEC.  7.  No  person  shall  keep  any  kind  of  domestic  fowl 


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or  pigeons  inside  the  fire  limits  of  the  District  of  Columbia, 
within  twenty-five  feet  of  any  structure  owned  by  another  and 
used  for  human  habitation,  occupation  or  assembly,  whether 
the  said  structure  be  in  the  same  or  an  adjacent  block  or 
square,  nor  shall  such  domestic  fowls  be  permitted  to  run,  fly 
or  stray,  within  twenty-five  feet  of  any  such  structure  within 
the  said  fire  limits.  No  such  domestic  fowls  or  pigeons  shall 
be  kept  within  the  fire  limits  without  a permit  from  the  Health 
Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia  or  otherwise,  than  in  com- 
pliance with  the  following  conditions,  to  wit: 

I.  House. 

1.  To  be  dry,  well  ventilated,  and  with  window  so 

placed,  if  possible,  to  admit  sunlight. 

2.  To  be  kept  well  whitewashed  within. 

3.  To  be  cleaned  at  least  once  a week  between  Novem- 

ber 1st  and  May  1st,  twice  a week  between  May 
1st  and  November  1st,  and  oftener,  if  necessary. 
II.  Perches.  To  be  movable  and  kept  clean. 

III.  Chicken  Nests.  To  be  movable  and  cleaned,  aired  and 

sunned  at  frequent  intervals. 

IV.  Drinking  Fountains.  To  be  cleaned,  and  supplied  at 

all  times  with  clean  water. 

V.  Yard.  Surface  to  be  kept  clean  and  yard  kept  free 
from  odor. 

VI.  No  roosters  are  to  be  kept  on  the  premises  within  said  J 
fire  limits  without  the  written  consent  of  a major- 
ity of  the  householders  in  that  square  or  block, 
filed  with  the  Health  Officer. 

If  the  said  conditions  are  not  complied  with  said  permit  shall 
be  revoked;  Provided,  That  nothing  herein  shall  apply  to  such 
fowls  or  pigeons  confined  in  coops  in  regularly  established  pro- 
vision stores  or  public  markets  or  to  stores  regularly  estab- 
lished for  the  sale  of  fancy  poultry  or  pigeons,  or  to  fowls 
brought  upon  the  premises  and  kept  for  a brief  period,  not  to 
exceed  twenty-four  hours,  for  consumption.  Any  person  violat-  \ 
ing  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  fined  not  less  i 


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than  three  dollars  and  not  more  than  ten  dollars,  and  each  day 
: such  fowls  or  pigeons  are  kept  in  violation  of  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  section  or  any  condition  contained  in  any  said 
permit  shall  be  deemed  a separate  offense. 

SEC.  8.  That  hereafter  the  poundmaster  shall  seize  all  cats 
[found  running  at  large  and  convey  the  same  to  the  pound,  or 
Dther  place  to  be  designated  by  the  Commissioners,  and  there 
! [destroyed.  Any  citizen  may  deliver  any  such  animal  to  the 
pound-master  who  shall  destroy  the  same  as  above  required. 


SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  throw,  cast,  deposit,  drop,  scatter, 
Dr  leave,  or  cause  to  be  thrown,  cast,  laid,  deposited,  scat- 
tered or  left,  in  or  upon  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  highway, 
footway,  sidewalk,  parking,  or  other  public  space  in  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  any  dirt,  mud,  ashes,  gravel,  sawdust,  shav- 
ings, hay,  straw,  offal,  vegetable  matter,  garbage,  trees,  cin- 
ders, paper  or  refuse  matter  of  any  kind,  or  any  dead  animal 
Dr  putrescible  matter  of  any  sort*;  Provided,  That  earth  and 
Jrubbish  from  excavations  or  building  debris  or  material  used 
in  the  construction  of  buildings  may  be  placed  or  permitted 
!to  lie  in  the  places  aforesaid,  as  now  authorized  by  the  building 
regulations  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  as  may  be  author- 
ized by  permit  previously  obtained  from  the  Inspector  of  Build- 
ings. Bituminous  or  “soft”  coal  must  be  made  sufficiently 
vet,  before  and  immediately  after  being  deposited  on  any 
sidewalk,  street  or  other  public  space,  to  prevent  any  part 
)f  it  from  being  blown  about.  Such  coal  must  be  removed 
vithin  one  hour  after  being  so  deposited.  Licensed  vendors 
selling  from  stands,  or  from  push  carts  or  other  vehicles,  upon 
;he  streets  or  other  public  places  shall  attach  to  such  stands 
)r  vehicles  a box  or  other  receptacle  to  contain  refuse  matter 
incident  to  their  business.  Said  receptacle  to  have  prominently 
lisplayed  on  its  side  the  words,  ‘ ‘ Place  fruit  skins  and  papers 
lere, 9*  and  to  be  of  such  form  and  material  and  to  be  placed 
n such  position  as  the  Superintendent  of  Street  Cleaning  may 


Article  IX. 


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prescribe;  and  the  contents  of  each  such  receptacle  shall  be 
daily  removed  by  the  person  in  charge  of  the  stand  or  vehicle 
to  which  it  is  attached. 

No  person  engaged  in  excavating,  or  having  charge  or  con- 
trol of  excavation,  or  who  may  be  engaged  in  or  may  have 
charge  or  control  of  conveying  material  from  excavations,  shall 
deposit,  or  permit  to  be  deposited,  in  any  manner,  upon  the 
surface  of  a macadamized  or  broken  stone  roadway,  either  by 
placing,  spilling,  dropping  or  tracking  from  wheels  of  vehicles 
or  from  the  feet  of  animals,  any  earth,  clay,  mud,  sand,  gravel 
or  other  excavated  material;  and  all  macadamized  or  broken 
stone  roadways  adjacent  to  excavations  or  traversed  by  vehicles 
either  in  the  process  of  conveying  material  from  an  excavation, 
or  in  returning  from  the  place  of  deposit  to  place  of  excavation, 
shall  be  covered  with  planking  so  far  as  may  be  required  to 
prevent  any  mud,  earth,  clay  or  other  material  from  the  exca- 
vation or  from  the  place  of  deposit  from  reaching  the  surface 
of  such  roadway. 

SEC.  2.  No  person  shall  throw,  or  deposit,  or  cause  to  be 
thrown  or  deposited,  in  or  upon  any  vacant  lot  or  open  space 
in  the  District  of  Columbia,  any  sawdust,  shavings,  vegetable 
matter,  paper,  rubbish,  litter,  or  any  dead  animal,  offal,  garb- 
age,  putrescible  matter  of  any  sort,  or  any  other  matter  or 
thing  injurious  to  public  health;  and  the  owner  or  owners  of 
any  lot,  lots  or  square  of  ground  in  the  District  of  Columbia, 
or  their  agents,  who  shall  let  such  lot,  lots  or  squares  for  any 
circus  or  other  exhibition,  shall,  within  twenty-four  hours  after 
the  exhibition  shall  have  left,  clear  and  remove,  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  the  Superintendent  of  Street  Cleaning,  from  any  such 
lot,  lots  or  square,  waste  paper  and  deposits  of  all  kinds;  Pro- 
vided, That  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  deposits  of  sub- 
stances not  injurious  to  health  on  any  place  designated  by  the 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  as  a public  dump, 
where  permission  to  make  such  deposits  is  granted  by  the  said 
Commissioners. 

SEC.  3.  Persons  engaged  in  the  erection,  reconstruction  or 
repair  of  buildings  may  occupy  the  public  space  with  building 
materials  for  such  reasonable  period  as  the  Inspector  of  Build- 


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61 


ings  shall  decide,  to  be  specified  on  permits  issued  by  him,  sub- 
ject to  the  following  conditions,  namely: 

(а)  The  occupation  of  sidewalks  or  roadways  by  articles 
not  intended  for  immediate  use  in  connection  with  the  opera- 
tions for  which  the  permit  has  been  issued  will  not  be  allowed. 

(б)  The  maximum  area  permitted  to  be  occupied  shall  not 
extend  beyond  one-third  of  the  width  of  the  roadway  on  streets 
where  there  are  no  railway  tracks.  On  streets  containing  rail- 
way tracks  the  space  to  be  occupied  by  building  materials  out- 
jside  of  the  curb  shall  depend  on  the  width  of  the  roadway  in 
front  of  the  building  under  construction  or  repair.  Where  the 
; roadway  between  the  curb  and  nearest  rail  of  the  track  is 
twenty  feet  or  more,  the  building  materials  shall  be  compactly 
stacked  or  arranged  at  all  times,  to  occupy  not  more  than  one- 
half  the  distance  from  curb  to  nearest  rail  therefrom,  and  to 
leave  at  least  ten  feet  clear  between  materials  and  nearest  rail, 

i 7 

; and  teams,  wagons,  carts,  barrows,  hods,  vehicles,  buckets,  or 
other  appliances  delivering  or  removing  or  about  to  deliver  or 
, remove  materials  to  or  from  the  building  under  construction 
(Or  repair  or  to  or  from  the  allotted  space  for  building  materials 
. shall  not  obstruct  any  part  of  the  space  so  reserved. 

On  streets  containing  railway  tracks,  where  the  roadway  is 
-less  than  twenty  feet  wide  between  the  outer  edge  of  curb  to 
5 nearest  rail,  the  building  materials  may,  when  compactly  ar- 
, ranged  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  extend 
i out  from  the  curb  to  a distance  not  less  than  five  feet  from  the 
rail  nearest  the  materials,  and  said  space  of  five  feet  is  to  be 
kept  clear  of  all  obstructions  at  all  times.  In  all  cases  the 
[Space  allowed  for  building  materials  is  restricted  latetrally  to 
the  width  of  the  front  or  fronts  of  the  building  under  construc- 
tion or  repair  or  the  frontage  of  the  premises  upon  which  it  is 
erected  or  to  be  erected. 

Building  materials  or  earth  from  excavations  may  be  tem- 
iporarily  deposited  in  alleys  fifteen  feet  or  more  in  width;  not, 
however,  to  encroach  on  space  more  than  one-third  the  width 
of  the  alley  and  subject  to  immediate  removal  when  so  ordered 
cby  the  Inspector  of  Buildings.  On  ends  or  turn  arounds  in 
alleys  the  earth  and  materials  shall  be  deposited  in  a manner 


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to  permit  the  free  use  of  the  alleys  for  the  passage  of  teams 
and  carts,  and  to  allow  unobstructed  ingress  to  and  egress  from 
the  property  abutting  on  the  alley. 

( o ) When  considered  necessary  by  the  Inspector  of  Build- 
ings the  space  allotted  for  materials  may  extend  laterally  in 
the  roadway  twenty  feet  on  each  side  of  the  lot  on  which  the 
building  is  being  erected. 

(d)  Materials  deposited  outside  of  the  parking  line  must 
be  securely  and  compactly  arranged  within  the  allotted  space. 

(e)  A width  of  not  less  than  six  feet  must  be  kept  clear  on 
the  sidewalk,  but  outside  of  this  width  the  sidewalk  may  be 
used  under  same,  conditions  as  the  roadway,  provided  no  mater- 
ial or  rubbish  is  deposited  or  placed  within  two  feet  of  any 
tree,  and  provided  there  is  no  vault  under  the  sidewalk. 

(/)  Materials  outside  of  the  building  line  must  be  placed 
and  arranged  as  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  may  direct,  and 
all  materials  and  rubbish  shall  be  removed  promptly  by  the 
contractor  or  owner  of  the  property  when  so  directed  by  the 
Inspector  of  Buildings.  No  gutter  shall  be  obstructed,  except 
by  temporary  damming  under  such  conditions  as  the  Inspector 
of  Buildings  may  prescribe.  Any  shed  or  other  temporary 
structure  erected  wholly  or  partly  on  any  public  highway  under 
permit  issued  by  Inspector  of  Buildings  shall  be  removed 
within  such  time  as  said  Inspector  shall  direct,  under  a penalty 
for  failure  as  prescribed  in  the  building  regulations. 

( g ) Each  person  occupying  the  roadway  or  sidewalk  with 
materials  shall  exhibit  a red  light  at  night,  placed  in  such  man- 
ner as  to  warn  the  public  of  the  obstruction  of  the  roadway 
and  sidewalk,  and  so  as  to  show  distinctly  the  clear  passageway 
left  in  the  road  and  sidewalk.  When  the  space  occupied  by 
the  materials  extends  for  twenty  or  more  feet  along  the  curb, 
lights  shall  be  exhibited  at  each  end  of  the  obstruction,  and  at 
intervals  of  twenty  feet,  hung  clear  of  the  obstruction  on  the 
side  adjoining  the  carriageway. 

( h ) No  material  shall  be  dressed  in  the  streets  or  sidewalks. 
Stone,  brick  or  other  material  may  be  dressed  within  the  park- 
ing line  if  suitably  inclosed  by  tight  fencing,  under  special 
permits  from  the  Inspector  of  Buildings. 


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( i ) Lime,  cement  or  other  mortar  and  concrete  may  be 
repared  upon  the  parking  or  roadway  within  the  space  above 
esignated  to  be  occupied  by  building  material.  If  prepared 
pon  the  roadway  it  must  be  upon  a tight  bed  of  tongued  and 
rooved  boards  placed  upon  two-inch  bearers  or  sleepers,  leav- 
ing an  air  space  below  and  properly  protected  so  as  to  prevent 
ny  splashing  or  dripping  on  the  sidewalk,  parking  or  roadway. 

(j)  Earth  taken  from  excavations  and  rubbish  taken  from 
•uildings  must  not  be  stored  either  upon  the  sidewalks,  road- 
rays  or  alleys,  but  must  be  removed  from  day  to  day.  Where 
{try  rubbish,  apt  to  produce  dust,  is  handled,  it  must  be  kept 
vet  or  covered  to  prevent  its  being  blown  about  by  the  wind. 
Straw,  hay,  paper,  shavings  or  other  light  rubbish  from  said 
xcavations  and  buildings  which  can  be  blown  about  by  the 
vind  or  scattered  by  vehicles,  shall  not  be  placed  on  any  road- 
way or  footway,  except  same  be  inclosed  in  receptacles  or  tied 
<n  bundles  or  otherwise  properly  secured. 

(fc)  Sidewalks  in  front  of  buildings  more  than  three  stories 
n Height  in  course  of  erection  on  business  or  unparked  streets, 
nust  be  protected  by  roofs  as  provided  by  the  building  regu- 
ations  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

(Z)  District  employes,  contractors  on  District  work  and  per- 
sons doing  work  within  street  lines  under  duly  authorized  per- 
nits  issued  by  the  permit  clerk  of  the  Engineer  Department 
will  be  subject  to  the  above  regulations  relating  to  the  prepara- 
don  of  mortar  and  concrete,  and  storage  of  materials,  except 
:he  deposit  of  earth  for  excavations.  Earth  from  such  exca- 
vations for  street  work  must  be  so  deposited  as  to  leave  a clear 
*oadway  for  the  passage  of  vehicles  and  pedestrians,  unless 
special  authority  for  temporarily  closing  the  roadway  or  side- 
walk is  obtained  from  the  Engineer  Department. 

(m)  No  excavation  shall  be  made  in  driveway,  sidewalk  or 
parking  of  any  street  or  avenue  or  in  any  public  alley  without 
luly  authorized  permit.  Permits  will  not,  however,  be  required 
by  foremen  of  the  Engineer  Department  when  engaged  upon 
District  work. 

SEC.  4.  No  person  shall  deposit,  place  or  leave  in  or  upon 
any  of  such  places  designated  in  Section  one  of  this  Article, 


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any  glass,  crockery,  nails,  tin  or  iron  cuttings,  hoops,  wagon- 
tires,  wire,  or  other  article  or  thing  liable  to  wound  or  injure 
man  or  beast,  or  cause  damage  to  personal  property. 

SEC.  5.  No  person  shall  shake,  beat,  or  otherwise  treat  car 
pets,  rugs,  floor  coverings,  garments,  clothes,  linings,  covers, 
furniture,  or  other  articles,  in  such  manner  as  to  cause  dust  to 
settle  upon  other  premises  or  upon  any  street,  avenue,  park, 
square,  road,  or  reservation  in  the  District  of  Columbia  within 
two  hundred  feet  of  any  house  used  for  human  habitation,  oc- 
cupation or  assembly ; nor  shall  any  person  deposit,  place,  sift, 
shake  or  otherwise  treat  ashes  or  other  rubbish  in  such  manner 
as  to  cause  dust  to  settle  on  other  premises. 

SEC.  6.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  in 
removing  snow  from  the  tracks  of  any  railway  in  the  District 
of  Columbia,  to  do  so  in  such  a manner  as  to  obstruct  the  free 
passageway  of  any  street,  avenue,  or  roadway.  And  no  person 
shall  sprinkle  salt  or  other  decomposing  substance  upon  any 
railway  tracks  or  rails  in  the  District  of  Columbia  for  the 
purpose  of  melting  snow  or  ice  thereon  or  for  any  purpose,  un- 
less a permit  is  granted  therefor  by  the  Commissioners. 

SEC.  7.  No  person  shall,  without  permit,  construct,  place  or 
leave,  or  cause  to  be  constructed,  placed  or  left,  in  or  upon 
any  of  such  places  designated  in  Section  one  of  this  Article, 
any  obstruction  to  travel;  nor  place  or  leave  or  cause  to  be 
placed  or  left  thereon,  any  deposit  dangerous  to  life  or  limb. 
Any  person  occupying  a roadway  or  sidewalk  with  obstructions  j 
shall  exhibit  a red  light  at  night  placed  in  such  a manner  as  to 
warn  the  public  of  the  obstruction  of  the  roadway  and  side- 
walk and  so  as  to  show  distinctly  the  clear  passageway  left  in 
the  roadway  and  sidewalk.  When  the  space  occupied  by  the 
obstruction  extends  for  twenty  or  more  feet  along  the  curb,  at 
least  one  such  light  shall  be  exhibited  at  each  end  of  the  ob- 
struction, hung  clear  of  the  obstruction  on  the  side  adjoining 
the  carriageway.  Every  open  manhole  shall  be  securely  guarded 
and  a red  flag  or  other  danger  signal  shall  be  displayed  close 
to  the  same  at  all  times  so  as  to  insure  the  public  safety. 

Between  the  hours  of  sunset  and  sunrise,  bridges  for  main- 
taining traffic  over  excavations  made  in  roadways  shall  be  indi- 


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ated  by  green  lights,  one  of  which  shall  be  placed  at  each 
orner  of  the  bridge. 

SEC.  8.  No  paper,  hand-bills,  dodgers,  cards,  circulars,  or 
dvertising  matter  of  any  kind,  shall  be  thrown,  pushed,  cast, 
eposited,  dropped,  scattered,  distributed,  or  left  in  or  upon 
ny  of  the  places  designated  in  Section  one  of  this  Article  or 
pon  the  parking  or  doorsteps  of  any  premises  in  the  District 
cf  Columbia,  or  within  the  building  line,  vestibule,  or  yard  of 
ny  premises,  if  likely  to  be  taken  up  by  the  wind  and  scat- 
ered  in  the  streets,  or  in  or  upon  any  of  the  places  mentioned 
n said  Section  1;  Provided,  That  this  regulation  shall  not  pre- 
ent  the  delivery  of  newspapers  and  addressed  envelopes  within 
f'he  building  line  of  any  premises  within  the  said  District, 
i SEC.  9.  No  person  shall  cause  or  permit  to  flow,  cast  or 
^ause  to  be  cast,  dropped  or  spilled  upon  or  into  any  of  the 
places  designated  in  Sections  one  and  two  of  this  Article,  any 
I'oul  drainage  or  foul  matter  of  any  kind;  nor  shall  any  per- 
son carry  or  transport  on,  over,  or  through  the  same  any  filth, 
affal,  or  offensive  matter  without  a permit  from  the  Health 
Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

i SEC.  10.  No  person  shall  remove  or  transport  any  manure 
Pver  any  public  highway  in  any  of  the  more  densely  populated 
parts  of  the  District  of  Columbia  except  in  a tight  vehicle, 
Which,  if  not  enclosed,  must  be  effectually  covered  with  canvas 
■ so  secured  to  the  sides  and  ends  of  the  vehicle  as  to  prevent  the 
fnanure  from  being  dropped  while  being  removed,  and  so  as 
;o  limit  as  much  as  practicable  the  escape  of  odors  from  said 
nanure. 

i SEC.  11.  No  one  being  the  owner,  driver,  manager  or  con- 
ductor of  any  cart  or  other  vehicle  shall  carry  or  convey  or 
Pause  to  be  carried  or  conveyed  in  such  vehicle  any  earth,  sand, 
gravel,  broken  stone,  dirt,  ashes,  paper  and  other  rubbish,  or 
Uny  loose  fluid  or  offensive  articles  or  matter,  or  any  articles 
1 whatsoever,  so  that  the  same  shall  or  may  be  scattered,  dropped, 
*.et  fall,  blown,  or  spilled  therefrom;  and  all  vehicles  conveying 
foul,  dusty  or  offensive  matter  of  any  sort  shall  have  tight 
todies  and  be  closely  and  securely  covered. 

SEC.  12.  No  person  shall  throw  or  deposit  in  or  upon  any 


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public  sewer  or  any  trap,  basin,  inlet,  grating,  manhole,  oi 
other  appurtenances  of  any  public  sewer  in  the  District  o i 
Columbia,  any  sticks,  stones,  brick,  earth,  gravel,  dirt,  mud 
hay,  straw,  manure,  rubbish,  litter,  sweepings,  offal,  vegetables 
garbage,  trees,  shrubs,  branches,  twigs,  leaves,  papers,  cinders; 
or  refuse  matter  of  any  kind;  Provided,  That  the  provisions  of 
this  paragraph  shall  not  apply  to  matter  discharged  through  a 
house  sewer  into  a public  sewer. 

SEC.  13.  No  wood  shall  be  sawed  or  split  in  or  upon  anv 
of  the  places  designated  in  Section  one  of  this  Article.  No 
one  shall  place  or  leave,  for  a longer  period  than  two  hours, 
either  in  or  upon  any  of  such  places,  any  wood,  coal,  cask,  keg, 
crate,  barrel,  or  any  goods,  wares  or  merchandise,  except  as 
provided  in  Article  twenty-three  of  these  regulations. 

And  in  every  case  of  such  temporary  use  of  sidewalk  space 
for  handling  goods,  a clear  passageway  for  pedestrians  must 
be  left,  at  least  ten  feet  wide  on  business  streets  and  six  feet 
wide  on  residence  streets. 

SEC.  14.  No  person  other  than  those  employed  in  the  Sewer 
Department,  while  on  duty,  shall  enter  any  public  sewer  or 
appurtenances  thereof  without  a written  permit  from  the  Engi- 
neer Commissioner. 

SEC.  15.  No  person  shall  cut,  break,  pierce  or  tap  any 
public  sewer  or  appurtenance  thereof,  or  introduce  any  tube, 
pipe,  trough  or  conduit  into  any  public  sewer  or  appurtenance 
thereof,  without  a written  permit  from  the  Engineer  Com- 
missioner. 

SEC.  16.  No  person  shall  turn,  lift,  remove,  raise,  or  tam- 
per with  any  cover  of  any  manhole,  basin,  inlet,  or  other  appur- 
tenance of  any  public  sewer  without  a written  permit  from  the 
Engineer  Commissioner. 

SEC.  17.  No  person  shall  break  or  damage  any  appurtenance 
of  any  public  sewer  or  part  thereof. 

SEC.  18.  No  person  shall  make  or  maintain  any  connection 
with  any  public  sewer  or  appurtenance  thereof  whereby  there 
may  be  conveyed  into  the  same  any  hot,  suffocating,  corrosive, 
inflammable,  or  explosive  liquid,  gas,  vapor,  substance,  or 
material  of  any  kind;  and  no  person  shall  cause  to  enter  or 


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flow  into  any  public  sewer  or  appurtenance  thereof  any  hot, 
(corrosive,  suffocating,  inflammable,  or  explosive  liquid,  gas, 
vapor,  substance,  or  material  of  any  kind;  Provided,  That  the 
provisions  of  this  paragraph  shall  not  apply  to  water  from 
ordinary  hot  water  boilers  of  residences. 

SEC  19.  No  person  shall  obstruct,  impede  or  cause  to  be 
impeded  or  obstructed,  the  flow  of  any  public  sewer,  nor  inter- 
fere with  the  free  discharge  or  ventilation  thereof,  nor  clog  up 
any  appurtenance  thereof. 

SEC.  20.  Manure  may  be  deposited  in  pits  below  the  sur- 
face of  alleys  that  are  not  less  than  fifteen  feet  wide,  but  the 
pit  must  not  extend  more  than  four  feet  beyond  the  building 
line.  The  walls  must  be  substantial  and  water  tight,  with 
stone  or  iron  coping,  bedded  in  cement,  set  fair  with  the  sur- 
face of  the  alley.  They  must  be  covered  with  heavy  wrought 
, iron  doors,  flush  with  the  alley  pavement  or  surface,  sufficiently 
^strong  to  carry  heavily  loaded  carts  or  other  vehicles,  and  pro- 
vided with  ventilation  by  means  of  a flue  inside  of  the  stable 
,and  extending  above  the  roof  of  the  same,  and  they  must  be 
^drained  by  sewer  connection,  as  directed  by  the  Inspector  of 
. Plumbing. 


SEC.  21.  Owners  of  lots  abutting  upon  streets,  avenues  or 
, alleys,  or  upon  public  parking  or  other  public  space,  in  the 
r District  of  Columbia,  and  which  are  above  grade,  shall  protect 
jSuch  lots  so  as  to  prevent  dirt,  sand,  or  gravel,  or  any  bushes, 
trees,  or  like  things  from  falling  or  being  washed  upon  the 
public  parking  in  front  of  such  lots,  or  upon  the  sidewalks, 
streets  or  alleyways  adjacent  to  the  same. 

SEC.  22.  No  structure  to  be  used  as  a sign  or  advertisement 
j of  any  sort  shall  be  built,  placed,  erected,  hung,  or  left  in  or 
upon  any  of  the  places  mentioned  in  Section  one  of  this  Article, 
e except  such  as  may  lawfully  be  allowed  under  the  provisions 
of  Section  ten  of  Article  XXIII  of  these  regulations;  Provided, 
j That  signs  relating  to  the  sale  or  rent  of  real  estate,  and  placed 
, on  the  parking  in  front  of  the  premises  referred  to  in  such 
signs,  will  be  permitted  if  such  signs  are  not  placed  more  than 
, three  feet  and  six  inches  in  front  of  the  building  line;  Pro- 
. vided,  further,  That  not  more  than  one  sign  shall  be  placed  on 


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the  same  street  in  front  of  any  one  lot,  and  such  sign  board 
shall  not  be  over  two  feet  by  three  feet  in  size. 

SEC.  23.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Article  shall  be  punished,  upon  conviction  thereof,  by  a fine  of 
not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for 
each  and  every  violation. 


Article  X. 

REGULATION  OP  LOUD  NOISES  AND  CRIES  UPON  STREETS  AND 
PUBLIC  PLACES. 

SECTION  1.  No  bell,  horn,  gong,  whistle,  drum,  or  other 
noisemaking  article,  instrument,  or  device  shall  be  struck  or 
sounded  on  or  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  highway,  footway, 
sidewalk,  parking,  or  other  public  space,  nor  shall  loud  noises 
be  made  by  any  such  article,  instrument  or  device  in  or  about 
bar-rooms,  hotels,  or  other  public  places  in  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia for  any  purpose  whatsoever ; Provided,  That  street  cars 
may  continue  the  use  of  a starting  gong  or  bell  and  shall  strike 
a gong  at  every  street  crossing  and  where  otherwise  required 
to  give  warning,  and  bicycles,  tricycles,  and  motor  vehicles  shall 
sound  a suitable  bell,  gong,  or  horn  when  necessary  to  warn 
persons  of  their  approach;  but  nothing  herein  shall  permit  any 
unnecessarily  loud  or  any  discordant  alarm  device,  and  the  same 
are  hereby  expressly  forbidden;  Provided,  further,  That  scis- 
sors-grinders  may  for  the  purpose  of  attracting  attention  to 
their  business,  ring  a bell  not  to  exceed  2%  inches  in  diameter 
at  the  bottom  and  1%  inches  in  height  perpendicular  from  the 
level  to  the  crown  of  the  bell,  in  such  manner  as  will  not  dis- 
turb the  comfort  or  quiet  of  any  neighborhood;  and  Provided, 
further,  That  sleighs  and  other  vehicles  on  runners  shall  have 
bells  so  attached  thereto,  or  to  the  animals  drawing  the  same, 
as  to  sound  when  such  vehicle  is  in  motion;  motor  carriages 
and  all  cycles,  bicycles,  tricycles  and  carts  for  the  collection 
of  ashes  and  combustible  waste  shall  have  at  all  times  a suita- 
ble gong  or  bell,  (or,  in  the  case  of  motor  vehicles,  a suitable 
horn),  sufficiently  distinctive  from  the  bells  provided  for  the 
Fire  Department  and  ambulance  service,  so  attached  as  to  be 


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| ,sadily  sounded  for  the  purpose  of  warning  persons  of  their 
pproach.  Provided,  further,  that  any  person,  firm,  or  corpor- 
tion  desiring  to  sell  property  at  public  auction,  may  for  the 
urpose  of  attracting  attention  to  the  prospective  sale  of  such 
- roperty,  either  real  or  personal,  ring  a bell  not  to  exceed  2% 
nches  in  diameter  at  the  bottom  and  1%  inches  in  height,  per- 
•endicular  from  the  level  to  the  crown  of  the  bell,  once  a day 
or  a period  of  time  not  to  exceed  five  minutes,  before  the  pre- 
nises  to  be  sold,  or  in  which  place  is  stored  the  personal  pro- 
>erty  to  be  offered  for  sale. 

SEC.  2.  No  person  within  the  District  of  Columbia  shall 
*nake  any  noise  or  outcry,  for  the  purpose  of  advertising  wares, 
>r  attracting  the  attention  or  inviting  the  patronage  of  any 
person  for  any  vehicle  or  any  business  whatsoever;  Provided, 
lowever,  That  newsboys  may  cry  their  newspapers  between  the 
lours  of  6 o’clock  A.  M.  and  8 o’clock  P.  M.  on  secular  days 
R-if  the  week,  and  not  otherwise;  Provided,  further,  That  news- 
boys may  cry  at  other  necessary  hours  extra  editions  of  news- 
papers on  extraordinary  occasions;  and  provided  further,  That 
I at  no  time  shall  newsboys  cry  as  extra  any  other  than  bona  fide 
i^xtra  editions  of  local  newspapers. 

i SEC.  2a.  There  is  hereby  established  a zone  of  quiet 
within  a distance  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet  of  all  hospitals, 
c lying-in  asylums,  sanatoriums,  and  other  institutions  for  the 
treatment  of  sick  persons.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person 
to  make  any  unnecessary  noise  within  any  such  zone  of  quiet; 
and  the  crying  of  wares  by  street  vendors,  the  playing  of  musi- 
; cal  instruments,  the  sounding  of  gongs,  bells,  horns,  whistles, 
i sirens,  or  any  other  noise-making  instrument  or  device  is  pro- 
hibited within  any  such  zone. 

E SEC.  3.  No  musical  instrument  of  any  sort  shall  be  played 
in  any  of  the  places  mentioned  in  Section  one  of  Article  nine 
i of  these  Regulations  without  a permit  therefor  from  the  Major 
and  Superintendent  of  Police.  Itinerant  musicians,  including 
hand  organists,  may  be  permitted  by  the  Major  and  Superin- 
tendent of  Police  to  perform  on  their  instruments  between  the 
hours  of  9 o’clock  A.  M.  and  9 o’clock  P.  M.  within  the  limits 
to  be  designated  in  such  permits,  but  not  otherwise,  and  bands 

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accompanying  processions  shall  not  play  except  by  a permit 
from  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police,  which  permit 
shall  designate  the  route  to  be  followed  by  such  procession  and 
the  hours  within  which  such  playing  may  be  done.  No  musi- 
cal iastrument  of  any  kind  shall  be  played  on  Sunday  in  any 
of  the  places  heretofore  referred  to  in  this  section,  except  upon 
special  permit  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia. 

SEC.  4.  No  vacant  lot,  temporary  structure  of  any  kind,  or 
lot  or  part  of  lot  appurtenant  to  any  building,  inside  of  the  fire 
limits  of  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  be  used,  or  permitted  by 
the  owner  or  person  in  control  thereof  to  be  used,  for  any  kind 
of  amusement,  performance,  singing,  playing  of  musical  or 
other  instruments,  dancing,  preaching,  exhorting  or  lecturing, 
without  first  obtaining  the  consent  in  writing  of  three-fourths 
of  the  resident  housekeepers  in  the  block  where  the  same  is  to 
be  conducted,  and  in  the  block  or  blocks  confronting  the  said 
block,  nor  shall  the  same  be  conducted  after  ten  o ’clock  at  night 
or  in  a manner  to  disturb  the  peace  or  quiet  of  the  neighbor- 
hood within  any  of  the  blocks  above  mentioned;  outside  of  the 
fire  limits,  or  where  property  has  not  been  subdivided,  like 
consents  shall  be  had  in  writing  of  three-fourths  of  the  resident 
housekeepers  within  one  thousand  feet  of  any  part  of  the  park, 
field,  or  inclosure  in  which  it  is  proposed  to  conduct  any  of  the 
performances  aforesaid;  Provided,  That  singing  or  playing  on 
musical  instruments  as  a part  of  the  performance  connected 
with  moving  picture  shows,  or  open  air  concerts,  when  the  same 
does  not  disturb  the  peace  and  quiet  of  said  neighborhood,  may 
be  permitted  to  continue  on  secular  days  and  while  a part  of 
such  performance  or  concert  until  twelve  o’clock  midnight;  but 
no  amusements  of  any  kind  under  these  Regulations  or  under 
Section  22,  Article  XVI  of  the  Police  Regulations,  shall  be 
permitted  on  the  first  day  of  the  week,  commonly  called  Sun- 
day, except  between  three  o’clock  P.  M.  and  10:30  o’clock 
P.  M.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 
tion, whether  owner  or  person  in  control  of  such  premises,  ] 
or  managing  or  participating  in  any  of  the  actions  mentioned,  ( 
shall  be  liable  to  the  penalty  provided  for  in  Section  five  of  ] 


ARTICLE  XI. 


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this  Article. 

p Permits  under  this  proviso  will  be  issued  by  the  Major  and 
: Superintendent  of  Police  to  applicants  who  have  complied  with 
:his  Regulation,  subject,  however,  in  addition  to  said  penalty, 
to  revocation,  without  notice  for  failure  to  comply  with  any 
rprovision  of  this  section  or  of  said  permit,  or  for  any  violation- 
Of  this  section  or  of  said  permit. 

SEC.  5.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  foregoing  provi- 
sions of  this  article  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by 
d fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dollars. 

SEC.  6.  On  occasions  of  fires,  accidents,  wrecks,  or  wherever 
'large  numbers  of  persons  collect  on  the  public  streets,  alleys, 
highways,  or  parkings,  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Po- 
lice, Inspector,  or  Captain  of  Police,  or  officer  acting  for  him, 
may  employ  and  use  rope  and  attach  the  same  to  any  lamp-post, 
[tree,  tree-box,  or  other  available  hold,  for  the  purpose  of  afford- 
ing a clearing  for  the  assistance  of  the  police  and  other  author- 
ized persons  engaged  in  preserving  the  peace,  maintaining  order 
and  protecting  life  and  property,  and  any  person  who  shall 
‘mter  such  space  or  interfere  in  any  manner  with  such  roping, 
fanless  duly  authorized  by  the  officer  in  command  in  such  an 
emergency,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine 
of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars 
ffor  each  and  every  such  offense. 

SEC.  7.  Any  person,  whether  in  or  upon  public  or  private 
property,  who  at  late  and  unusual  hours  of  the  night  disturbs 
fbhe  peace  or  quiet  of  any  neighborhood  by  loud  or  unusual 
noises  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than 
forty  dollars. 

Article  XI. 

'prohibition  and  regulation  of  fireworks,  firearms,  weap- 
ons, PROJECTILES  AND  EXPLOSIVES. 

SEC.  1.  No  firecracker,  squib,  or  other  fireworks  nor  noise- 
making explosives  of  any  kind  shall  be  sold  and  delivered,  dis- 
charged or  set  off  within  the  city  of  Washington,  or  the  fire 
limits  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  in  the  more  densely  popu- 


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lated  portions  of  said  District;  Provided,  however,  on  occasions 
of  public  celebration  and  exhibition,  fireworks  may  be  dis- 
charged or  set  off  on  special  permits  issued  by  the  Commis- 
sioners defining  the  time,  place,  storage  and  such  other  condi- 
tions to  be  observed  in  reference  thereto  as  they  may  deem 
.necessary  to  the  public  safety. 

No  gun,  air  gun,  rifle,  air  rifle,  pistol,  revolver,  or  other  fire- 
arm, cannon  or  torpedo  shall  be  discharged  or  set  off  within  the 
city  of  Washington,  or  the  fire  limits  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, without  a special  written  permit  therefor  from  the  Major 
and  Superintendent  of  Police,  nor  within  five  hundred  yards  of 
the  Potomac  River,  Eastern  Branch,  or  Anacostia  River,  Rock 
Creek,  or  any  public  road,  highway,  school  house,  building  or 
buildings,  shed,  barn,  outhouse,  public  park,  reservation,  grave- 
yard, or  burial  place,  playground,  golf  course,  tennis  court, 
picnic  ground,  camp  ground,  or  any  place  where  people  are  ac- 
customed to  congregate,  inclosure  for  stock,  railroad  track,  out- 
side of  such  fire  limits  for  the  District  of  Columbia,  without  the 
written  consent  of  the  owner  or  occupant  thereof  and  a special 
written  permit  from  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police; 
Provided,  That  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  licensed  shooting 
galleries,  between  6 o’clock  A.  M.  and  midnight  of  the  secular 
days  of  the  week,  nor  to  discharge  of  firearms  or  explosives  in 
a performance  conducted  in  or  at  a regular  licensed  theater  or 
show;  Provided,  further,  That  upon  application  to  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  District  of  Columbia  by  presidents  of  colleges, 
universities  and  other  educational  institutions,  or  the  President 
of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  guns 
and  rifles  of  small  caliber  may  be  used  by  the  officers,  instruct- 
ors and  pupils  of  such  private  and  public  schools,  upon  permit 
issued  by  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police  for  the  dis- 
charge of  such  arms,  setting  forth  the  caliber  thereof,  but  no 
place  shall  be  used  under  the  terms  of  this  proviso  until  the 
Inspector  of  Buildings  shall  furnish  a certificate  that  suitable 
precautions  have  been  taken  for  the  safety  of  the  public  and  the 
protection  of  property  by  the  erection  of  iron  shields  and  such 
other  appliances  as  in  his  judgment  he  may  deem  necessary  and 
before  such  permit  shall  be  issued,  the  president  of  any  such 


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l ollege,  university  and  other  educational  institution,  or  the 

I ’resident  of  the  Board  of  Education,  representing  the  Public 
ichools  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  shall  furnish  the  Major 
nd  Superintendent  of  Police  the  written  consent  of  one  major- 
ty  of  the  occupants  and  residents  on  the  same  side  of  the 
quare  or  block  in  which,  the  proposed  gallery  is  to  be  located 
nd  on  the  confronting  side  of  the  square  opposite  the  same. 

SEC.  2.  No  person  under  the  age  of  sixteen  years  shall 
arry  or  have  in  his  or  her  possession,  upon  any  street,  avenue, 
oad,  alley,  park  or  other  public  space  in  the  District  of  Co- 
ombia,  any  gun,  pistol,  rifle,  air-gun,  bean-shooter,  sling,  or 
ther  dangerous  weapon  of  any  character;  Provided,  however, 
hat  nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prohibit 
members  of  duly  authorized  military  organizations  from  the 
iroper  use  of  their  guns  and  other  equipment,  as  members  of 
uch  organization. 

SEC.  3.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
ell  to  any  child  or  children  under  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  fire- 
irms,  gunpowder,  gun  caps,  fireworks,  or  other  explosives,  in 
my  quantity  or  quantities. 

i SEC.  4.  All  companies  or  corporations  in  the  District  of 
Columbia  owning  or  operating  underground  conduits  containing 
slectric  wires  shall  provide  for  such  conduits  and  their  appur- 
tenances such  means  of  ventilation  as  shall  meet  the  approval 
>f  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  to  prevent 
he  accumulation  of  explosive  gases  in  such  conduits,  and  any 
person  or  corporation  having  charge,  supervision  or  control  of 
fiuch  electric  conduit  who  shall  knowingly  neglect  or  fail  to 
ake  precautions  to  prevent  explosions  from  gas  accumulations 
provided  for  in  this  regulation  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be 
runished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  nor  more 
chan  forty  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

/ SEC.  5.  No  person  shall  transport,  store,  sell  or  use  in  the 
{District  of  Columbia,  in  excess  of  five  pounds,  gunpowder,  blast- 
ing powder,  or  other  high  explosives  in  any  form,  including  cart- 
ridges, primers,  fireworks,  etc.,  without  first  obtaining  a per- 
Ijnit  to  do  so  from  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
dia,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  pounds  of  calcium  carbides, 


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nitrates  or  chlorates,  without  first  obtaining  a permit  to  do  sc 
from  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  n« 
such  explosive  shall  be  transported,  stored,  sold,  or  used  in  saic 
District  except  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Arti 
cle  and  such  additional  precautions  as  may  be  prescribed  by  th< 
Commissioners  in  unusually  hazardous  cases,  and  any  person  o 
persons  transporting,  storing,  selling  or  using  any  such  ex 
plosive,  shall  post  a copy  of  this  Article  on  the  building  o 
premises  in  some  conspicuous  place  where  such  explosives  ar 
so  handled,  stored,  sold  or  used.  No  permit  shall  be  issue< 
for  the  storage  or  sale  of  explosives  or  ammunition  such  a 
loaded  paper  or  metallic  cartridges  for  guns,  pistols  or  percm 
sion  caps,  in  any  building  used  for  dwelling  purposes  in  exces 
of  an  equivalent  to  ten  pounds  of  the  explosives.  All  permit 
shall  expire  on  the  31st  of  October  of  each  year.  Special  permit 
for  the  storage  of  fireworks  may  be  issued  by  the  Fire  Marsha 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  o 
Columbia,  and  a fee  of  one  dollar  shall  be  charged  for  the  issi 
ing  of  permits  for  the  storage,  sale,  or  use  of  explosives  mei 
tioned  in  this  section,  except  fireworks,  for  which  a fee  of  fift 
cents  will  be  charged. 

SEC.  6.  No  permit  referred  to  in  the  preceding  section  sha 
be  required  on  work  being  done  for  the  District  of  Columbi 
except  such  as  may  be  issued  by  the  heads  of  the  several  eng 
neering  divisions  of  the  engineer  department,  and  the  heads  c 
such  divisions  shall  require  the  provisions  of  this  Article  to  1 
enforced  in  connection  with  all  work  done  under  their  supe 
vision. 

SEC.  7.  All  permits  for  the  sale  of  the  explosives  mentione 
in  Section  five  of  this  Article,  including  storage  incidental  1 
such  sale  and  the  transportation  incidental  to  the  storage  c 
such  explosives,  shall  be  issued  by  the  fire  marshal  of  the  Di 
trict  of  Columbia,  except  when  such  sale,  storage,  or  transpo 
tation  is  on  the  harbor  fronts  of  the  District  of  Columbi 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  harbor  master,  when  permit  sha 
be  first  approved  by  the  harbor  master  before  being  issued  1 
said  fire  marshal.  Permits  for  the  use  of  such  explosives,  i 
eluding  the  transportation  incidental  thereto,  shall  be  issued  1 


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t he  permit  clerk  of  the  engineer  department. 

L SEC.  8.  Not  more  than  twenty -five  (25)  pounds  of  powder 
| ior  more  than  fifty  (50)  pounds  of  dynamite  shall  be  put  in  a 
ingle  package  for  transportation,  storage,  or  sale,  and  such 
| >ackage  must  be  of  a kind  approved  by  the  Fire  Marshal, 
c SEC.  9.  Layers  of  cartridges  containing  high  explosives 
hall  be  thoroughly  separated  by  sawdust  or  other  suitable  non- 
! xplosive  absorbent. 

SEC.  10.  All  packages  containing  such  explosives  as  those 
j lentioned  in  Section  five  of  this  Article  shall  be  marked  “Ex- 
plosives, 99  followed  by  the  name  of  the  explosive,  its  weight 
pnd  grade. 

SEC.  11.  No  person  shall  carry  upon  his  person  through  any 
yf  the  streets,  avenues  or  alleys,  nor  transport  or  convey  in  any 
vehicle  carrying  a passenger  or  passengers  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  any  of  the  explosives  mentioned  in  Section  5,  Arti- 
cle XI. 

[ SEC.  12.  Not  more  than  three  hundred  (300)  pounds  of 
lynamite  nor  more  than  one  thousand  (1,000)  pounds  of  blast- 
ing powder,  nor  more  than  a total  of  one  thousand  (1,000) 
ounds  in  weight  where  dynamite  and  blasting  powder  are 
■ arried  together  shall  be  transported  in  the  same  vehicle 
hrough  the  District  of  Columbia,  except  upon  steam  railroads, 

• *oats,  or  vessels. 

- SEC.  13.  All  explosives  mentioned  in  Section  five  hereof 
transported  in  or  through  the  District  shall  be  completely  and 
securely  enclosed  on  all  sides,  top,  and  bottom,  and  no  iron 
r steel  shall  be  placed  or  kept  near  such  explosives,  unless 
uch  iron  or  steel  be  securely  and  entirely  covered  with  a suita- 
ble material.  No  person  shall  smoke  on  or  in  any  vehicle  or 
essel  carrying  such  explosives. 

SEC.  14.  The  loading,  unloading,  or  transportation  of  any 
-xplosive  mentioned  in  said  Section  five  shall  be  promptly 
) xecuted. 

SEC.  15.  Vehicles  carrying  any  of  the  explosives  mentioned 
i Section  five  hereof  in  greater  amount  than  50  pounds  shall 
ave  signs  prominently  displayed  on  the  sides  and  back  thereof 
ontaining  the  word  ‘ ‘ Explosives  9 1 in  letters  not  less  than  six 


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(6)  inches  high. 

SEC.  16.  No  exploders  or  inflammable  material  shall  be 
carried  in  the  same  vehicle  with  explosives. 

SEC.  17.  Boats  or  vessels  carrying  explosives  within  the 
District  shall  display  danger  signals  as  follows:  By  day,  two 

red  flags,  not  less  than  twenty-seven  inches  square;  by  night, 
two  red  lamps  placed  fore  and  aft. 

SEC.  18.  No  person  shall  manufacture  gunpowder  within 
the  District  of  Columbia  without  a permit  from  the  Commis- 
sioners of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  no  person  shall  be 
allowed  to  keep  or  store  more  than  five  (5)  pounds  of  the  same, 
except  that  vendors  of  gunpowder  may  keep  and  store  quanti- 
ties not  exceeding  fifty-five  (55)  pounds,  provided  the  same  be 
kept  in  tin  or  copper  vessels  or  canisters  with  tightly  fitting 
covers  and  kept  within  ten  feet  of  a doorway. 

SEC.  19.  Every  person  licensed  to  keep  or  sell  gunpowder 
shall  display  in  a prominent  place  over  the  principal  entrance 
of  the  building  where  the  powder  is  kept,  a sign  on  which  shall 
be  plainly  marked  in  letters  at  least  three  (3)  inches  high,  the 
words,  “Licensed  to  keep  and  sell  gunpowder. ” 

SEC.  20.  No  person  shall  manufacture  any  blasting  powder 
or  high  explosive  within  the  District  of  Columbia  without  a 
permit  from  the  Commissioners  of  said  District,  and  no  person 
shall  store  such  powder  or  high  explosive  within  the  Dis 
trict  of  Columbia  except  in  such  quantity  as  is  necessary  for 
one  day’s  use,  except  that  quantities  not  exceeding  five  hundred 
(500)  pounds  of  dynamite  and  two  thousand  (2,000)  pounds 
of  blasting  powder  properly  secured  in  a magazine  approved 
by  the  Engineer  Commissioner  of  said  District,  may  be  sc 
stored  at  a distance  not  less  than  two  hundred  and  fifty  (250) 
feet  from  a tenanted  house  or  public  highway. 

SEC.  21.  Every  permit  for  the  storage  or  sale  of  such  ex 
plosives  shall  begin  and  end  with  the  fiscal  year,  and  shall 
contain  the  name  of  the  person  or  persons  to  whom  permissior 
is  given;  a statement  whether  it  is  for  storing  or  offering  foi 
sale,  or  both;  a description  of  the  place,  building,  or  part  oi 
building  for  which  permit  is  granted,  and  any  additional  lim 
itations  which  the  Commissioners  may  in  each  case  see  fit  ten 


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mpose  upon  the  quantity  of  said  articles,  or  any  of  them, 
)diich  may  be  stored  or  offered  for  sale,  or  upon  the  manner  of 
toring  or  offering  the  same  for  sale. 

The  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  may  revoke 
>ermits  when,  in  their  judgment,  it  is  necessary  to  do  so  to 
rotect  the  public  safety. 

The  person  or  persons  to  whom  such  permit  is  granted  must 
jign  an  agreement  not  to  permit  smoking,  nor  the  use  of  any 
ubstance  or  agency  for  illuminating  purposes  except  gas  and 
jlectricity  upon  or  about  the  premises  where  such  sales  are  per- 
mitted, nor  to  expose  any  of  the  said  explosives  for  sale  outside 
f the  walls  of  said  building,  nor  in  any  door  or  window,  and 
hat  any  violation  of  such  an  agreement  shall  operate  as  a for- 
feiture of  said  permit. 

In  case  of  the  storage  of  amounts  in  excess  of  permit  the 
offender  shall  be  subject  to  prosecution  for  such  violation,  and 
|ds,  her,  or  their  permit  revoked,  and  no  new  permit  shall  be 
issued  within  three  years. 

| No  permit  shall  be  issued  for  such  sales  to  be  made  at  any 
building  or  on  any  premises  where  cigars  or  cigarettes  are  kept 
i?or  sale;  where  paints,  oils,  or  varnishes  are  manufactured  or 
:ept,  either  for  sale  or  for  use;  in  which  any  carpenter  shop 
>r  drug  store  is  located;  where  the  sale  of  kerosene  or  other 
products  of  petroleum  is  permitted,  or  where  fireworks  of  any 
(dnd,  petroleum  or  any  of  its  products,  coal  oil,  camphene, 
turning  fluid,  or  other  products  of  compounds  containing  any 
r>f  said  substance,  matches,  tar,  pitch,  rosin  or  turpentine,  hay, 
otton,  or  hemp  are  manufactured,  stored,  or  kept  for  sale. 
i Provided,  That  nothing  in  this  section  shall  apply  to  the  stor- 
age and  sale  of  ammunition,  such  as  loaded  paper  or  metallic 
hells  or  cartridges. 

i SEC.  22.  No  person  shall  be  allowed  to  do  any  blasting 
vithin  the  thickly  settled  portion  of  the  District,  except  where 
it  is  impracticable,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Commissioners,  to 
nxecute  work  required  to  be  done  without  it. 

: SEC.  23.  All  high  explosives  after  being  transported  to  the 
^ite  of  the  work  in  connection  with  which  they  are  to  be  used 
nust  be  kept  under  lock  and  key  at  all  times  until  used,  and 


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the  box  room,  or  house  in  which  the  same  are  kept,  shall  be 
plainly  marked  with  the  words,  “Dangerous  Explosives, ’ ’ in 
letters  at  least  six  (6)  inches  high. 

SEC.  24.  No  iron  or  steel  tools,  or  other  iron  or  steel  arti- 
cles, shall  be  kept  in  the  same  compartment  with  any  high 
explosives. 

SEC.  25.  Exploders  shall  be  separated  from  all  high  ex- 
plosives and  kept  at  a distance  of  at  least  fifty  (50)  feet  there- 
from. 

SEC.  26.  No  person  shall  thaw  or  attempt  to  thaw  frozen 
dynamite  except  by  means  of  a thawing  kettle  or  other  device 
approved  by  the  Engineer  Commissioner. 

SEC.  27.  No  person  shall  tamp  holes  containing  high  ex- 
plosives with  metallic  rammers,  nor  shall  such  tamping  be  done 
by  strokes. 

SEC.  28.  No  person  shall  remove  the  tamping  from  a hole 
containing  high  explosives;  if  the  same  cannot  be  exploded,  a 
new  hole  shall  be  drilled  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  from 
the  first,  and  another  charge  put  in  the  second  hole  and  fired. 

SEC.  29.  No  person  shall  explode,  or  attempt  to  explode, 
blasting  powder  or  high  explosives  except  by  an  electric  battery 
carrying  a suitable  length  of  wire,  except  for  springing  holes 
and  splitting  detached  stones,  where  the  same  are  not  closer 
than  two  hundred  (200)  feet  to  a tenanted  house,  in  which  case 
the  blast  may  be  fired  by  fuse. 

SEC.  30.  All  blasting  shall  be  done  under  the  supervision 
of  a District  inspector  whenever,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Engi- 
neer Commissioner,  such  supervision  shall  be  deemed  advisable; 
and  every  person  applying  for  a permit  to  do  blasting  may  be 
required  to  make  a deposit  to  cover  the  cost  of  such  supervi- 
sion, and  if  such  deposit  be  insufficient,  a further  deposit  may 
be  required,  and  any  permit  which  may  have  been  issued  shall 
be  deemed  and  held  to  be  inoperative  until  a sufficient  deposit 
be  made.  Every  person  holding  such  a permit  shall  take  such 
further  precautions  for  the  public  safety  as  the  Inspector  super- 
vising the  same  shall  deem  necessary. 

SEC.  31: 

(a)  All  persons  employed  in  the  handling,  use,  sale,  storage 


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id  transportation  of  calcium  carbide  shall  be  not  less  than 
jjteen  years  of  age. 

(b)  All  persons  applying  for  permits  shall  before  a permit 
issued,  familiarize  themselves  with  the  nature  and  conditions 
ider  which  calcium  carbide  should  be  stored,  used  and  trans- 
ited. 

(c)  The  manufacture  of  calcium  carbide,  or  any  part  there- 
/ excepting  in  experimental  tests  in  laboratories  or  schools 

instruction,  is  prohibited  in  the  city  limits  of  the  District  of 
r )lumbia. 

j (d)  (Calcium  carbide  shall  not  be  stored  or  transported  other 
an  in  metal  receptacles,  airtight  and  watertight,  and  to  be 
irther  protected  with  an  outer  casing  of  metal  of  sufficient 
rength  for  their  protection ; if  in  an  open  vehicle,  tarpaulin 

* other  waterproof  material  shall  be  provided  for  covering  in 
I clement  weather,  vehicles  with  tops  to  be  closed  on  all  sides 

inclement  weather. 

j'  (e)  The  storage  of  calcium  carbide  for  use  in  quantities  in 
ccess  of  one  hundred  pounds  in  any  building  occupied  in  whole 

• part  for  dwelling  purposes  is  prohibited;  calcium  carbide 
r ust  not  be  stored  in  any  cellar,  subcellar,  basement  or  any 
ioor  below  the  level  of  the  surrounding  grade  of  streets,  or  in 
pay  location  subject  to  the  influx  of  flood  or  other  fluid;  and 
iirther,  no  receptacle  containing  calcium  carbide  shall  be  placed 

ithin  three  feet  of  any  window,  door  or  skylight. 

i (f)  Calcium  carbide,  for  use,  storage  or  sale  in  quantities 

ii  excess  of  one  hundred  pounds  must  be  stored  in  specially 
instructed  buildings  of  fireproof  material.  The  floors  of  all 
uildings  where  calcium  carbide  is  stored  must  not  be  less  than 
welve  inches  above  the  highest  point  of  abutting  ground  thor- 
?ughly  drained  and  dry.  In  buildings  where  acetylene  gas 
Ienerators  for  illuminating  purposes  are  located,  the  generator 
nust  not  be  less  thanx  thirty  feet  from  any  building  occupied  in 
ihole  or  part  for  dwelling  purposes  and  must  not  be  located 
iver  cesspools,  springs  or  wells. 

Acetylene  gas  generators  for  welding  purposes  may  be  located 
1 workshops,  but  must  be  enclosed  in  fireproof  rooms. 

? Acetylene  gas  generator  houses  must  be  built  of  brick,  stone, 


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concrete  or  other  non-inflammable  or  combustible  material  an 
must  be  vented  through  roof  to  outside  of  building  and  no  ope 
lights  permitted  on  the  inside  of  any  house  containing  an  acet} 
lene  gas  generator. 

All  entrances  to  a magazine  or  generating  room  shall  b 
provided  with  metal  lined  self-closing  doors;  this  regulatio 
shall  apply  to  all  plants  irrespective  of  size  or  location. 

(g)  All  applications  for  the  storage,  sale  or  use  of  calciui 
carbide  must  be  made  in  writing,  stating  the  greatest  quantit 
proposed  to  be  kept  for  use  or  sale  at  any  time,  stating  alsc 
the  method  of  storing  or  transporting  the  same.  All  applies 
tions  must  be  made  to  the  fire  marshal  of  the  District  of  Cc 
lumbia,  on  blank  forms  furnished  by  the  fire  marshal,  who  wb 
issue  the  permit  when  the  regulations  are  complied  with;  e:s 
cept  when  such  storage,  or  transportation  is  on  the  harbo 
fronts,  or  on  boats  of  any  kind  plying  on  the  waters  of  th 
District  of  Columbia,  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  harbo 
master,  when  such  permit  shall  be  first  approved  by  the  harbo 
master,  before  being  issued  by  the  fire  marshal. 

SEC.  32.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  thi 
Article  or  of  permits  issued  thereunder  shall,  upon  convictioj 
thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  fort 
dollars,  unless  a penalty  is  otherwise  provided. 

Provided  that  nothing  in  this  Article  contained  shall  be  con 
strued  to  affect  the  provisions  of  Section  two  of  Article  XI  o 
these  regulations.' 

Article  XII. 

REGULATIONS  FOR  STREET  TRAFFIC. 

SECTION  1. 

DEFINITIONS. 

(a)  The  term  1 1 STREET  * 1 shall  apply  to  that  part  of  : 
public  highway  intended  for  vehicles  or  street  cars. 

(b)  The  term  “ONE  WAY  TRAFFIC  STREET , ’ shal 
apply  to  a street  on  which  traffic  is  restricted  to  one  direction 

(c)  The  term  “CURBM  shall  apply  to  an  extreme  edge  oi 
a street. 

( d)  The  term  ‘ 1 HORSE f } shall  apply  to  any  draft  anima 


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beast  of  burden. 

> (e)  The  term  “VEHICLE”  shall  apply  to  a horse,  and  to 
y conveyance,  except  a street  car.  It  shall  also  apply  to 
aters  and  to  baby  carriages  when  on  a street  except  at  a 
gular  crossing,  at  the  end  of  a block,  or  on  a sidewalk  or 
otpath,  where  they  shall  be  considered  as  pedestrians. 

(f)  The  term  “STREET  CAR”  shall  apply  to  any  con- 
Jyance  confined  to  tracks. 

I (g)  The  term  “DRIVER”  shall  apply  to  the  rider,  driver 
' leader  of  a horse,  to  a person  who  pushes,  draws  or  propels 
vehicle  and  to  the  operator  of  a motor  vehicle  or  street  car. 

' (h)  The  term  “PARKED”  shall  apply  to  a waiting  vehicle 
id  to  waiting  vehicles  drawn  up  alongside  of  one  another  NOT 
irallel  to  the  curb. 

OBEDIENCE. 

! The  following  regulations,  for  Vehicles  and  street  cars, 
3 ALL  BE  OBSERVED  BY  THE  DRIVERS  THEREOF, 
j ho  shall  also  COMPLY  at  all  times  with  any  direction  by 
Idee,  hand  or  whistle  from  any  member  of  the  Police  Force 
i to  slowing  down,  stopping,  backing,  approaching  or  depart- 
g from  any  place,  the  manner  of  taking  up  or  setting  down 
issengers,  and  the  loading  and  unloading  of  anything. 
COMPLAINTS. 

) Complaints  WITH  PARTICULARS  should  be  made  to  any 
olice  Officer  or  at  any  Police  Station  for  record  and  action 
7 the  Police  Department. 

ASSING,  TURNING,  KEEPING  TO  THE  RIGHT,  BACK- 
ING AND  FOLLOWING. 

SEC.  2.  A vehicle  meeting  another  shall  pass  to  the  right. 
SEC.  3.  A vehicle  overtaking  another  shall  pass  to  the  left, 
id  not  pull  over  to  the  right  until  entirely  clear  of  it. 

SEC.  4 (a)  A vehicle  turning  into  a street  to  the  right  shall 
irn  the  corner  as  near  the  right-hand  curb  as  practicable— 

THUS:- J \ 

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SEC.  4 (b)  A vehicle  turning  into  a street  to  the  left  sha 
pass  around  or  over  the  point  of  intersection  of  the  two  street; 


Not  This  Way J [ 

*"  ‘s  „ x 

r-.f 

SEC.  5.  A vehicle  shall  keep  over,  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  right-hand  curb  so  as  to  leave  the  center  of  the  stree 
free  and  open  for  overtaking  traffic — THE  SLOWER  TH1 
SPEED  THE  NEARER  THE  CURB. 

SEC.  6.  A vehicle  on  a street  divided  longitudinally  by  : 
parkway,  walk,  sunkenway,  viaduct  or  cab  stand,  shall  keep  t 
the  right  of  such  division. 

SEC.  7.  A vehicle  passing  around  a circle  shall  keep  to  th 
right  from  entrance  to  exit. 

SEC.  8.  A vehicle  shall  not  move  backward  for  a greater 
distance  than  is  necessary  to  turn,  nor  at  all,  if  obstructing 
traffic. 

SEC.  9.  A vehicle  shall  not  follow  another  vehicle  or  stree 
car  closer  than  fifteen  feet. 

STOPPING,  STANDING,  WAITING,  AND  PARKING. 

SEC.  10.  A vehicle  shall  not  stop  with  its  left  side  to  th< 
curb. 

SEC.  11.  A vehicle  waiting  in  front  of  an  entrance  to  t 
building,  shall  promptly  give  way  to  a vehicle  arriving  to  tab 
up  or  set  down  passengers. 

SEC.  12.  A vehicle  shall  not  be  left  in  such  position  as  t< ' 


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event  another  vehicle  from  moving  up  close  and  parallel  to 
e curb  in  front  of  an  entrance  to  a building,  nor  so  as  to 
event  another  vehicle  already  stopped  near  the  curb  from 
mng  away,  nor  within  fifteen  feet  of  a fire  hydrant. 

SEC.  13.  A vehicle  shall  not  be  so  parked  or  otherwise 
)pped  as  to  prevent  the  free  passage  of  other  vehicles  or 
-eet  cars  in  both  directions  at  the  same  time. 

SEC.  14.  A vehicle,  unless  parked,  shall  not  stand  backed 
> at  any  angle  to  a curb,  except  while  loading  or  unloading, 
d if  horse-drawn  and  with  four  wheels  the  horses  shall  stand 
rallel  with  the  curb,  facing  in  the  direction  of  traffic. 

SEC.  15.  A vehicle  shall  not  stop  in  any  street  except  near 
e curb  and  so  as  not  to  obstruct  a crossing,  unless  to  allow 
Lother  vehicle,  street  car  or  pedestrian  to  cross  its  path. 

OVERTAKING  STREET  CARS. 

SEC.  16.  No  vehicle  shall  pass  or  approach  within  fifteen 
et  of  any  street  car  while  the  same  is  stopping  or  stopped 
r the  purpose  of  taking  on  or  letting  off  a passenger,  nor 
jithin  such  distance  of  the  place  where  a passenger  shall  have 
ft  said  car  until  the  passenger  shall  have  reached  a place  of 
fety. 

RIGHT  OF  WAY. 

SEC.  17.  An  ambulance,  police,  fire,  Water  Department,  and 
affic  emergency  vehicle  shall  have  the  right  of  way. 
j SEC.  18.  A vehicle  on  the  track  in  front  of  a street  car 
all  immediately  turn  out  upon  signal. 

SEC.  19.  A vehicle  moving  north  or  south  shall  have  the 
ght  of  way  over  one  moving  east  or  west. 

SEC.  20.  A vehicle,  on  the  approach  of  fire  apparatus,  shall 
imediately  draw  near  to  and  parallel  with  the  curb  and  stop. 
SEC.  21.  A street  car,  on  the  approach  of  the  fire  apparatus, 
lall  stop  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  its  passage. 

3 SIGNALS. 

SEC.  22.  A vehicle  slowing  down  or  stopping  shall  give 
mely  signal  by  hand  or  whip,  or  in  some  other  unmistakable 
^anner. 

SEC.  23.  A vehicle  about  to  turn  either  from  a standstill  or 
jhile  in  motion,  shall  give  timely  signal  by  . hand  or  whip  or  in 


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ARTICLE  XII. 


some  other  unmistakable  manner  to  indicate  the  direction  oJ 
the  turn.  ESPECIALLY  IS  THIS  IMPORTANT  WHE1S 
TURNING  TO  THE  LEFT. 

SEC.  24.  A vehicle  before  backing  shall  give  ample  warn 
ing  and  avoid  injury  to  other  vehicles,  street  cars  and  pedes 
trians. 

SEC.  25.  A vehicle  shall  be  equipped  with  lights  and  sounc 
signals  as  prescribed  by  law. 

SEC.  26.  ,Sound  signals  are  prohibited  except  for  necessary 
warning. 

SPEED. 

SEC.  27.  A vehicle  or  street  car  shall  not  exceed  the  rate  o 
speed  established  by  law  and  shall  proceed  with  great  caution 
especially  on  narrow  streets,  in  making  turns,  in  crossing  othe 
streets  and  in  passing  other  vehicles  or  street  cars. 

SEC.  28.  A vehicle  shall  not  cross  a sidewalk  to  or  from  ar 
alley,  lot  or  building  at  a speed  faster  than  four  miles  an  hour 
CONTROL  OF  HORSES. 

SEC.  29.  A horse  shall  not  be  unbridled,  nor  left  unattended 
in  a street  or  uninclosed  space,  public  or  private,  without  being 
securely  fastened,  unless  harnessed  to  a vehicle  with  wheeb 
so  secured  as  to  prevent  its  being  dragged  faster  than  a walk 

SEC.  30.  A driver  shall  continuously  hold  the  reins  in  hi? 
hands  while  riding,  driving,  or  leading  a horse. 

RESTRICTIONS  IN  REGARD  TO  VEHICLES. 

SEC.  31.  No  vehicle  shall  be  driven  or  operated  on  a high 
way  when  so  constructed,  inclosed,  equipped  or  loaded  as  to  bt 
dangerous,  retard  traffic,  or  prevent  the  driver  from  having  a 
view  sufficient  to  safety. 

SEC.  32.  No  vehicle  shall  be  driven  or  operated  upon  am 
street  or  highway  when  loaded  with  iron  or  other  noisy  mater 
ial  that  may  strike  or  rub  together  unless  properly  1 1 deadened  ’ 
to  prevent  unnecessary  noise. 

SEC.  33.  No  one  less  than  sixteen  years  of  age  shall  driv« 
a vehicle  intended  for  commercial  purposes  without  a police 
permit.  \ 

SEC.  34.  No  one  shall  ride  upon  the  rear  of  any  vehicle 
without  the  driver’s  consent. 


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85 


SEC.  35.  A vehicle  shall  not  tow  more  than  one  other 
licle  and  the  connection  shall  be  not  over  sixteen  feet  long. 
SEC.  36.  Coasting  is  prohibited  when  dangerous. 
fSEC.  37.  The  use  of  a motor  muffler  cut-out  is  prohibited. 
SEC.  38.  Unnecessary  or  excessive  smoke  from  motors  is 
ohibited. 

| 

SEC.  39.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  use  any  acetylene  or  elec- 
„ c headlight  or  sidelight  on  the  streets,  avenues  or  public 
*hways  of  the  District  of  Columbia  unless  the  rear  reflectors 
b removed  from  the  same,  or  the  front  glass  either  ground  or 
rvered  with  muslin,  paint  or  other  material,  of  sufficient  den- 
j;y  to  prevent  the  light  being  dazzling  or  blinding  to  persons 
ing  the  streets. 


f 

I 


3SPECTIVE  RIGHTS  AND  DUTIES  OF  DRIVERS  AND 
PEDESTRIANS. 


SEC.  40  (a).  Streets  are  primarily  intended  for  vehicles 
Id  street  cars,  but  drivers  must  exercise  all  possible  care  not 
injure  pedestrians. 

(b)  Pedestrians  should  avoid  interference  with  traffic  and 
this  end  should  not  step  from  the  sidewalk  without  first 

oking  to  see  what  is  approaching;  should  cross  the  street  at  a 
^ht  angle,  preferably  at  a regular  crossing  at  the  end  of  a 
ock,  and  where  a traffic  policeman  is  stationed,  wait  for  his 
gnal;  should  stand  on  the  sidewalk  or  close  to  the  track  when 
liting  for  a car;  should  face  the  front  of  the  car  when  alight- 
g from  it  and  observe  the  traffic  on  the  right  before  moving 
the  sidewalk,  and  if  crossing  behind  it  observe  the  traffic  in 
>th  directions, 
j 

(c)  Pedestrians  on  sidewalks  should  keep  to  the  right  and 
hen  stopping  should  not  obstruct  a crossing  nor  an  entrance 
. a building. 

r Every  vehicle  engaged  in  carrying  loads  on  the  streets  and 
ghways  within  the  fire  limits  shall  be  equipped  with  an 
rfective  brake  where  the  load,  including  the  vehicle  weigh 
>o  tons  or  more,  on  hills  having  a 4 per  cent  grade  or  more; 


86  ARTICLE  XII. 

GRADES  OVER  4 PER  CENT  WITHIN  FIRE  LIMITS  Oi 
THE  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA. 


Location. 

B street,  south — from  1st  street  west  to  N.  J. 

Ave.,  east  

B street,  north — from  1st  street  west  to  Del. 

Ave.,  east  

Belmont  street  n.  w.,  from  14th  street  to  15th 

street  

Belmont  street  n.  w.,  from  18th  street  to  Co- 
lumbia road  

Belmont  street  n.  w.,  from  19th  to  20th  streets 
Biltmore  street  n.  w.,  from  19th  to  20th  streets 
C street,  south  from  South  Capitol  to  N.  J. 

Ave.,  east  .! „... 

California  street  n.  w.,  from  Fla.  Ave.  to  18th 

street  

California  street  n.  w.,  from  18th  street  to  400 

feet  west  

California  street  n.  w.,  from  Conn.  Ave.  to  170 

feet  west  

California  street  n.  w.,  from  23d  to  24th  streets 
California  street  n.  w.,  from  Phelps  place  to 

23d  street  

Champlain  Ave.  n.  w.,  from  Kalorama  road  to 

Euclid  street  

Chapin  street  n.  w.,  from  14th  street  to  15th 

street  

Clifton  street  n.  w.,  from  14th  street  eastward 

Clifton  street  n.  w.,  from  14th  street  to  Univer- 
sity place  

Columbia  road  n.  w.,  from  Florida  Ave.  north- 
ward   

Kalorama  road  n.  w.,  from  18th  street  to  Co- 
lumbia road  

L street  n.  e.,  from  2d  to  3d  streets 

M street  n.  e.,  from  3d  to  4th  streets - 


Rate. 

6.00  per  cen 

6.00  per  cenJ 

5.00  per  cem 

5.93  per  cen1 
6.5  per  cem 
4.72  per  cen: 

5.43  per  cen1 

5.62  per  cent 

6.40  per  cent 

5.75  per  cenl 

5.64  per  cent 

4.65  per  cenl 
5.30  per  cent 

7.61  per  cenl 

5.61  per  cent 

5.30  per  cent 
5.50  per  cent 

6.00  per  cent ; 
4.20  per  cent ; 

4.00  per  cent ; 


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87 


Slew  Jersey  Ave.  n.  w.,  from  H to  I streets 4.94  per  cent 

^ew  Jersey  Ave.  n.  w.,  from  Pierce  street  to 

N.  Y.  Ave - 4.20  per  cent 

Ontario  road  n.  w.,  from  Euclid  street  to  Ka- 

lorama  road  : .. .. 4.26  per  cent 

Phelps  place  n.  w.,  from  Bancroft  place  to 

S street  10.00  per  cent 

Wyoming  Ave.  n.  w.,  from  18th  to  19th  streets...  4.68  per  cent 

1st  street  n.  w.,  from  L to  M streets 4.92  per  cent 

3rd  street  n.  e.,  from  E to  F streets 4.50  per  cent 

1th  street  n.  w.y  from  New  York  Ave.  to  M 

street  5.62  per  cent 

4th  street  n.  e.,  from  E to  F streets 5.10  per  cent 

dth  street  n.  e.,  from  E to  F streets 4.92  per  cent 

)th  street  n.  e.,  from  E to  F streets 4.46  per  cent 

jLOth  street  n.  e.,  from  E to  F streets 4.30  per  cent 

11th  street  n.  w.,  from  Fla.  Ave.  to  Clifton  street  5.63  per  cent 

d3th  street  n.  w.,  from  E to  F streets 5.80  per  cent 

13  th  street  n.  w.,  from  I to  K streets 5.5  per  cent 

*13th  street  n.  w.,  from  Fla.  Ave.  to  Clifton 

street  10.00  per  cent 

14th  street  n.  w.,  from  Pennsylvania  Ave.  to  F 

o street  5.48  per  cent 

14th  street  n.  w.,  from  Fla.  Ave.  to  Euclid  street  4.40  per  cent 
[15th  street  n.  w.,  from  Fla.  Ave.  to  Chapin  street  10.00  per  cent 

16th  street  n.  w.,  from  Fla.  Ave.  northward 5.30  per  cent 

d8th  street  n.  w.,  from  U street  to  Wyoming 

Ave - 4.80  per  cent 

■19th  street  n.  w.,  from  Fla.  Ave.  to  Columbia 

[ road  6.61  per  cent 

19th  street  n.  w.,  from  Belmont  street  to  Ka- 

c lorama  road  5.81  per  cent 

29th  street  n.  w.,  from  P to  R streets 5.40  per  cent 

t30th  street  n.  w.,  from  M to  Olive  streets 4.80  per  cent 

30th  street  n.  w.,  from  Olive  to  N streets 8.30  per  cent 

30th  street  n.  w.,  from  Q to  R streets 7.68  per  cent 

fj34th  street  n.  w.,  from  M to  Prospect  Ave 9.74  per  cent 

• 35th  street  n.  w.,  from  M to  Prospect  Ave 16.12  per  cent 


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AKTICLE  XII. 


Ontario  road  n.  w.,  from  Lanier  place  to  On- 
tario place  6.00 

S street  n.  w.,  from  Florida  Ave.  to  23d  street...  5.00 

S street  n.  w.,  from  23d  to  24th  streets 6.92 

Harvard  street  n.  w.,  from  Mt.  Pleasant  to  Zoo 

Park  6 to  7 

Lanier  place  n.  w.,  from  Quarry  road  to  Har- 
vard street  6.14 

18th  street  n.  w.,  from  Summit  place  to  Har- 
vard street  10.00 

Summit  place  n.  w.,  from  18th  street  to  Quarry 

road  . 8.31 

Quarry  road  n.  w.,  from  Lanier  place  to  18th 

street  8.94 

Irving  street  n.  w.,  from  16th  to  18th  streets ..  5.20 

Kenyon  street  n.  w.,  from  18th  to  19th  streets 6.68 


per 

per 

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per 

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per 

per 

per 


cent 

cent 

cent 

cent 

cent 

cent 

cent 

cent 

cent 

cent 


SEC.  43.  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  Sections  10  to  15  of 
this  Article,  no  vehicle  except  a commercial  vehicle  loading  or 
unloading  shall,  without  special  permit  from  the  Commission- 
ers of  the  District  of  Columbia,  stand  for  more  than  fifteen 
minutes  at  any  place  in  the  following  streets  and  avenues,  be- 
tween the  hours  of  eight  o’clock  A.  M.  and  six  o’clock  P.  M., 
on  the  secular  days  of  the  week.  Fifteenth  street,  between  j 
Pennsylvania  avenue  and  I street  northwest,  except  the  vehicles 
of  the  United  States  Government-;  14th  street,  between  Penn- 
sylvania avenue  and  I street  northwest;  H street,  between  13th 
street  and  Madison  place  northwest;  New  York  avenue,  between 
14th  and  15th  streets  northwest;  G street,  between  13th  and 
15th  streets  northwest;  F street,  between  7th  and  15th  streets 
northwest;  north  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue,  from  15th  street 
west,  to  a point  186.86  feet  east  of  the  east  side  of  Madison 
place,  west;  the  space  between  the  two  lamp  posts  on  the  south 
side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  northwest,  immediately  in  front  of 
the  north  front  of  the  United  States  Treasury  Building;  and  i 
13th  street,  between  F and  G streets  northwest;  provided,  that  i 
automobiles  may  park  in  the  center  of  F street,  north,  between  n 
14th  and  15th  streets,  west,  in  the  space  designated  in  the  c 


ARTICLE  XII. 


89 


3iiter  thereof  for  that  purpose  by  the  police.  The  words 
commercial  vehicles ’ ’ as  used  in  this  section  shall  not  be  held 
) include  taxicabs,  automobiles  for  hire,  public  hacks  or  car- 
iages  or  cabs  for  hire. 

SEC.  44.  The  center  of  Vermont  Avenue  for  a width  of  20 
eet  and  extending  from  a point  within  20  feet  south  of  a 
ontinuation  of  the  building  line  on  the  south  side  of  I street, 
orthwest,  to  within  20  feet  of  a continued  line  of  the  north 
uilding  line  of  H street,  northwest ; Pennsylvania  Avenue  from 
th  to  15th  streets,  northwest,  in  the  spaces  immediately  adjoin- 
ig  the  car  tracks  and  on  the  north  and  south  sides  thereof; 
tie  south  side  of  E street,  northwest,  between  Pennsylvania 
Lvenue  and  13th  street,  northwest;  the  center  of  F street  from 
4th  to  15th  streets,  northwest;  New  York  Avenue  from  11th 
o 14th  streets,  northwest,  in  spaces  immediately  adjoining  to 
he  car  tracks,  and  on  the  north  and  south  sides  thereof;  the 
orth  side  of  H street  from  New  York  Avenue  to  13th  street, 
orthwest,  may  be  used  for  stands  for  waiting  automobiles; 
aid  automobiles  to  be  parked  within  such  lines  as  may  be 
esignated  upon  the  streets  in  such  manner  as  the  Major  and 
Superintendent  of  the  Police  shall  direct;  this  arrangement  to 
>e  effective  between  the  hours  of  eight  o’clock  A.  M.  and  six 
i ’clock  P.  M.,  of  the  secular  days  of  the  week. 

SEC.  45.  Every  horse-drawn  vehicle  when  used  for  business 
mrposes,  shall  have  affixed  to  the  right  side  thereof,  so  as  to 
>e  plainly  visible  for  a distance  of  at  least  twenty  feet,  a metal 
ag  with  numbers  thereon  at  least  three  inches  in  height  and 
»ne-half  inch  in  width,  to  be  issued  by  the  Permit  Clerk  of 
he  District  of  Columbia;  such  tags  and  numbers  to  be  issued 
ierially  upon  application  by  the  owners  of  such  vehicles ; all 
luch  tags  whether  issued  prior  to  the  promulgation  of  this  order 
>r  thereafter  shall  be  affixed  to  the  vehicle  in  such  position  and 
cept  in  such  condition  as  that  the  numbers  thereon  shall  bo 
eadily  legible  for  a distance  of  at  least  twenty  (20)  feet;  and 
?or  such  permit  and  tag  the  said  Permit  Clerk  shall  charge  a 
:ee  of  fifty  cents  to  cover  the  cost  thereof.  Any  person  using 
iny  such  vehicles  without  such  tag  or  with  a tag  which  does  not 
tonform  to  the  provisions  of  this  Section,  shall  be  liable  to  the 


90 


ARTICLE  XII. 


penalty  imposed  by  this  Article. 

SEC.  46.  A private  vehicle,  except  those  named  in  Sectior 
48  of  this  Article,  in  motion  or  at  rest  on  a street,  between  one 
half  hour  after  sunset  and  1 o’clock  A.  M.,  shall  display  at 
least  one  lamp  or  lantern  showing  a white  light  visible  for  a 
distance  of  two  hundred  (200)  feet  in  the  direction  toward 
which  such  vehicle  is  proceeding  and  to  the  side  thereof,  and 
a light  visible  for  a distance  of  two  hundred  (200)  feet  directlv 
to  the  rear  which  shall  be  placed  or  fixed,  unless  otherwise  au- 
thorized by  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  the  Metropolitan 
Police,  upon  the  left  side  of  said  vehicle  and  so  as  to  be 
plainly  visible  and  free  from  obstruction.  Provided,  that  noth- 
ing contained  in  this  section  shall  be  construed  to  repeal  any 
regulation  now  existing  affecting  baby  carriages,  bicycles,  tri- 
cycles, motorcycles,  or  motor-vehicles. 

SEC.  47.  A public  vehicle  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers 
for  hire,  while  in  motion  or  at  rest  on  a street,  shall  display 
between  one-half  hour  after  sunset  and  one-half  hour  before 
sunrise,  brightly  lighted  lamps  so  cleaned  and  placed  as  to  be 
plainly  visible  from  the  front,  sides  and  rear  thereof  for  a 
distance  of  two  hundred  (200)  feet  and  as  to  plainly  indicate 
its  number  at  a distance  of  twenty  (20)  feet. 

SEC.  48.  A bicycle,  tricycle  and  motorcycle  in  motion  or  at 
rest  on  a street,  between  one-half  hour  after  sunset  and  one 
hour  before  sunrise,  shall  display  a lamp  or  lantern  showing; 
a light  visible  for  a distance  of  two  hundred  (200)  feet  in  the 
direction  it  is  moving  and  from  each  side  and  the  rear  thereof. 

SEC.  49.  No  vehicle  in  a street  shall  be  loaded  above  the 
side  or  sides  thereof  nor  so  that  any  part  of  its  load  shall  be 
hung  thereon  so  as  to  project  outside  of  a wheel  hub,  nor  so 
that  the  load  or  any  item  of  it  shall  project,  nor  shall  the 
coupling  pole  project  more  than  ten  (10)  feet  in  rear  of  the 
rear  axle  of  the  vehicle,  without  a written  permit  from  the 
Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police. 

SEC.  50.  No  person  shall  use  nor  permit  to  be  used,  a vehicle 
or  animal  of  any  kind,  or  any  construction  thereon  however 
devised,  on  a street  solely  for  the  business  or  purpose  of  adver- 
tising, or  where  such  vehicle  or  animal  or  construction  or  adver- 


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ising  device  may  impede  traffic  or  be  a menace  to  person  or 
>roperty,  without  a written  permit  from  the  Major  and  Super- 
ntendent  of  Police;  Provided  this  regulation  shall  not  apply 

0 painted  or  similar  signs  for  advertisements  ordinarily  used 
n vehicles  or  animals  in  the  lawful  business  of  the  owner  or 
tossessor  thereof,  nor  to  signs  or  advertisements  on  street  rail- 
ray  cars  nor  to  signs  in  the  course  of  transportation  from 
rdace  to  place. 

SEC.  51.  The  driver  of  a vehicle  shall  be  constantly  on  the 
lookout  and  shall  remain  upon  the  seat  thereof,  or,  in  the  case 
f an  animal-drawn  vehicle,  at  the  head  of  the  animal;  and 
hall  guard  against  its  running  away. 

SEC.  52.  No  person  shall  remove  such  part  of  a vehicle  or 
larness  as  will  likely  cause  accident,  should  the  animal  hitched 
hereto  start,  without  first  unhitching  the  animal. 

; SEC.  53.  A driver  of  a sight-seeing  automobile  or  auto 

1 ruck  shall  not  turn  it  about  in  a street  less  than  forty  (40) 
eet  wide  between  curbs  nor  on  which  there  is  a street  car  serv- 
ice with  less  than  forty  (40)  feet  distance  from  curb  to  the 
Jiearest  rail ; but  shall  in  such  cases  proceed  around  the  square. 

SEC.  54.  No  driver  shall  carelessly  or  willfully  cause  or 
llow  his  vehicle  or  street  car  to  collide  with  any  person,  vehicle, 
treet  car  or  animal,  nor  to  injure  person  or  property. 

) SEC.  55.  No  vehicle  shall  be  so  directed  as  to  crowd  any 
person  on  a bicycle,  tricycle  or  motorcycle  on  or  against  the 
urb  of  the  street,  or  on  or  against  any  other  vehicle  or  object 
)n.  such  street,  or  off  or  over  any  embankment  or  into  any 
aperture  or  depression. 

, SEC.  56.  A driver  of  a vehicle  for  hire,  seeking  employment, 
hall  not  stop  or  loiter  upon  a street  except  at  a public  stand, 
or  shall  he  solicit  passengers  upon  a street. 

5 SEC.  57.  No  person  shall  ride  a bicycle,  tricycle  or  motor- 
cycle over  or  upon  any  sidewalk  or  footwalk  intended  for  the 
se  of  pedestrians;  and  no  person  shall  lead,  drive  or  ride  an 
nimal  or  propel  a vehicle  upon  a sidewalk,  except  in  passing 
into  or  from  lots  where  the  pavements  shall  be  constructed  for 
hat  purpose. 

SEC.  58.  No  bicycle  constructed  for  use  by  one  person  shall 


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carry  more  than  one  person  while  being  ridden  on  a street;  nor 
shall  any  motorcycle  be  used  to  carry  two  persons  unless  said 
motorcycle  be  equipped  with  a tandem  attachment  or  auxiliary 
seat  consisting  of  a seat,  hand-hold  and  foot-rests,  the  upper 
one-half  of  the  rear  wheel  of  said  motorcycle  to  be  inclosed 
by  a canvas  or  rubber  coated  fabric  securely  fastened  to  the 
frame  in  order  that  the  clothing  of  the  person  occupying  the 
rear  seat  of  said  motorcycle  shall  be  shielded  completely  from 
contact  with  the  upper  half  of  the  rear  wheel  of  said  motor- 
cycle. 

SEC.  59.  A pedestrian  shall  keep  to  the  right  and  shall  not 
stop  or  stand  in  the  way  so  as  to  obstruct  the  free  use  of  a 
sidewalk'  or  a street  crossing  by  others. 

SEC.  60.  Street  railway  cars  within  the  District  of  Colum 
bia,  moving  at  the  lawful  rate  of  speed,  shall  have  the  right  of 
way  upon  their  respective  tracks,  except  as  to  vehicles  of  the 
Fire,  Police,  Water  and  Health  Departments,  hospital  ambu 
lances  and  funeral  processions,  and  as  otherwise  provided ; 
and  no  person  shall  obstruct  and  delay  the  movement  thereof, 
at  the  lawful  rate  of  speed;  provided,  however,  that  in  cases 
of  emergency,  and  whenever  the  public  interest  or  the  public 
safety  requires,  the  Commissioners  may  order  a cessation  of 
the  movement  of  street  cars  or  other  public  vehicles  for  a rea 
sonable  period  of  time,  upon  a street;  provided,  further,  that 
the  order  for  such  cessation  shall  be  given  to  an  officer  of  each 
company  operating  cars  upon  such  street;  and  it  shall  be  un 
lawful  for  such  street  cars  to  resume  movement  until  the  ex 
piration  of  the  time  limited  in  such  notice;  and  the  Major  and 
Superintendent  of  Police  shall  clear  such  street  of  all  other 
vehicles  for  the  time  designated  in  said  order.  Any  violation 
of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished,  on  convic 
tion,  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  forty  dollars 
for  each  offense. 

SEC.  61.  A driver  of  a street  car  at  a street  intersection 
shall  indicate,  by  an  unmistakable  wave  of  his  hand  to  ap 
proaching  pedestrians  and  drivers  of  vehicles,  whether  they  maj 
pass  safely  in  front  of  the  car. 

SEC.  62.  A minor,  not  being  a passenger  or  employee,  shah 


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ot  be  allowed  upon  the  platform,  steps  or  body  of  any  railroad 
ar  drawn  by  steam  nor  upon  any  railway  locomotive. 

SEC.  63.  IA  minor  shall  not  jump,  climb,  or  hang  upon  or 
ake  hold  of  a vehicle  or  street  railway  or  steam  railroad  car 
r locomotive  while  in  motion. 

SEC.  64.  A driver  of  a street  car  shall  not  allow  it  to 
itand  upon  a street  for  a longer  period  than  five  minutes  unless 
he  way  be  obstructed,  nor  stop  it  so  as  to  obstruct  a street 
rossing  or  intersecting  street.  No  car  shall  approach  another 
ar  on  the  same  track  nearer  than  fifteen  feet;  Provided,  That 
his  does  not  apply  to  the  car  immediately  following  the  first 
;ar  standing  at  a street  railway  transfer  point,  to  cars  stand- 
ng  at  terminals  or  held  to  accommodate  large  crowds  return- 
ng  from  places  of  amusement  and  public  gatherings,  and  to 
i;ars  about  to  be  coupled.  Any  car  approaching  another  car  on 
ihe  same  track  nearer  than  one  hundred  feet  shall  be  kept 
tinder  complete  control  and,  when  coupling,  shall  be  brought  to 
ji  complete  stop  before  approaching  nearer  than  fifteen  feet. 

! SEC.  65.  Every  street  railway  company  or  corporation  shall 
*,ause  its  cars  to  stop  to  take  on  and  to  let  off  passengers  at 
iitreet  crossings  or  other  regular  stopping  places;  Provided, 
That  a car  which  is  loaded  to  its  capacity,  having  due  regard 
go  Section  10  (of  the  ‘ ‘ REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  OPERA- 
TION AND' EQUIPMENT  OF  STREET  RAILWAY  CARS,” 
;SSUED  BY  THE  PUBLIC  UTILITIES  COMMISSION  OF 
THE  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA),  relating  to  the  occupation 
z»f  platforms  and  running  boards,  shall  display  a sign,  “Car 
Tull”  and  shall  not  stop  to  take  on  passengers;  Provided  fur- 
ther, That  disabled  and  special  cars  need  not  stop  for  passen- 
gers; Provided  further,  That,  after  a blockade  on  a car  line, 
)f  two  or  more  cars  going  in  the  same  direction  are  within  a 
ipace  of  two  blocks,  and  the  forward  car  is  behind  its  sched- 
ile  or  is  loaded,  such  forward  car  need  not  stop  to  take  on 
oassengers,  but  may  leave  signalling  passengers  for  the  next 
^ar  following.  Motormen  shall  pay  attention  to  the  operation 
>f  the  car  next  ahead,  and  take  care  that  no  passenger  is  passed 
>y  more  than  one  car,  except  in  those  cases  exempted  above; 
provided  further,  That  all  cars  which  are  permitted  by  order 


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of  the  Public  Utilities  Commission  to  be  operated  as 
express  cars  shall  be  required  to  stop  only  at  railway  crossings 
fire  and  safety  stops;  Provided  further,  That  street  cars  shal 
not  stop  for  passengers  at  such  street  crossings  as  may  be  indi 
cated  by  the  Public  Utilities  Commission. 

SEC.  66.  A driver  of  a street  railway  car  shall  stop  it  be 
fore  any  part  thereof  shall  have  crossed  the  near  building  line 
of  an  intersecting  street  used  as  a fire  department  run.  When 
a driver  of  a car  is  hereinafter  required  to  stop  on  a particular 
side  of  a street,  the  driver  shall  stop  his  car  so  that  no  part 
thereof  shall  be  between  extensions  of  the  building  lines  of 
that  street  whether  or  not  that  street  is  used  as  a fire  depart- 
ment run.  Streets  so  used  intersect  streets  used  by  street  car 
lines  as  follows: 

4th  STREET  CAR  LINE:  New  Jersey  Avenue  at  P street, 

N.  W. ; 4th  at  M street,  N.  W.  for  southbound  cars  only;  4th 
at  R street,  N.  W. 

4%  STREET  CAR  LINE:  4%  at  G and  at  K streets,  S. 

W. ; Provided,  That  southbound  cars  shall  not  move  at  a greater 
rate  of  speed  than  four  miles  an  hour  between  D street  and 
Virginia  avenue,  S.  W.,  and  shall  stop  at  the  south  roadway 
of  said  avenue  before  any  part  thereof  crosses  the  line  of  the 
south  wall  of  the  viaduct  occupying  said  avenue.  Northbound 
cars  shall  stop  at  Virginia  avenue,  S.  W. 

A driver  of  a vehicle  or  street  railway  car,  moving  south 
shall  not  exceed  a rate  of  speed  of  four  miles  an  hour  between 
the  building  lines  of  the  streets  and  avenue  at  the  intersection 
of  Virginia  avenue  with  4%,  6th  and  7th  streets,  S.  W. 

5th  STREET  CAR  LINE : 5th  at  I street,  N.  W.,  south  side 

7th  STREET  CAR  LINE:  7th  at  D,  E,  I,  M,  R and  K 

streets  and  at  New  York  avenue,  N.  W. ; provided  that  north 
bound  cars  at  the  intersection  of  7th  street  and  New  York  and 
Massachusetts  avenues  and  K street,  N.  W.,  shall  stop  at  th^ 
south  side  of  Massachusetts  avenue,  only,  and  southbound  cars 
shall  stop  on  the  north  side  of  New  York  avenue  only,  and  at 
the  far  side  of  Rhode  Island  avenue;  and,  provided,  further 
that  southbound  cars  shall  stop  at  the  south  roadway  of  Vir 
ginia  avenue  before  any  part  thereof  shall  have  crossed  the 


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Le  of  the  south  wall  of  the  viaduct  occupying  said  avenue  and 
rthbound  cars  shall  stop  at  Virginia  avenue  before  any  part 
ereof  shall  have  crossed  the  near  building  line;  7th  at  G 
id  K streets,  S.  W. 

8th  STREET  CAR  LINE : North  and  southbound  cars  shall 

ap  before  any  part  thereof  shall  have  crossed  the  near  build- 
g line  of  Truck  “Qt”  between  D and  E streets,  S.  E.  North- 
•und  cars  shall  stop  on  the  south  side  of  8th  and  B streets, 
E. 

8th  STREET  CAR  LINE,  N.  E.:  8th  at  G street,  N.  E. 

9th  STREET  CAR  LINE : 9th  at  D,  E,  I,  M,  and  R streets, 

. W. 

11th  STREET  CAR  LINE:  11th  at  I and  R streets,  and 

)lumbia  Road,  N.  W. 

11th  STREET  CAR  LINE,  S.  E.:  11th  at  Potomac  avenue 

*id  at  M street,  S.  E. 

14th  STREET  CAR  LINE : 14th  at  K and  R streets  and  at 

Ark  road,  N.  W. 

1 25th  STREET  CAR  LINE : 25th  at  K street,  N.  W. 

26th  STREET  CAR  LINE : 26th  at  K street,  N.  W. 

C STREET  CAR  LINE,  N.  E.:  C at  9th  street,  N.  E.;  east- 
hund  cars  shall  also  stop  on  the  west  side  of  New  Jersey  ave- 
ue,  but  not  on  the  east  side. 

D STREET  CAR  LINE,  N.  E. : D at  9th  street,  N.  E. 

i D STREET  CAR  LINE : D at  1st  street,  S.  E. 

E STREET  CAR  LINE:  E at  10th,  11th  and  12th  streets, 

W.;  at  B street,  S.  W. ; 14th  and  C streets  and  at  Ohio 
7enue,  N.  W.  Northbound  cars  on  14th  street  shall  stop  at 
he  south  side  of  C street  and  southbound  cars  shall  stop  at  the 
>uth  side  of  Ohio  avenue. 

\ F STREET  CAR  LINE:  Connecticut  avenue  at  K and  M 

greets,  N.  W.;  5th  at  E street,  N.  W.;  F at  6th,  10th,  and  12th 
Greets,  N.  W. 

i F STREET  CAR  LINE,  N.  E.:  F at  3rd  street,  N.  E. 

' G STREET  CAR  LINE:  G at  9th  street,  S.  E.,  and  at 
rnd,  3rd,  6th,  10th,  12th  and  13th  streets,  N.  W. ; North  Capi- 
)1  at  C and  Quincy  streets;  provided  that  southbound  cars 
hall  stop  before  any  part  thereof  shall  have  crossed  the  near 


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building  line  of  No.  12  Engine  House;  New  Jersey  avenue  a 
G street,  N.  W.;  Massachusetts  avenue  at  1st  street,  N.  W. 

H STREET  CAR  LINE:  H street  at  New  Jersey  avenu* 

and  3rd  streets,  N.  W.,  and  at  1st,  2nd,  and  13th  streets,  N.  E 

O STREET  CAR  LINE : 33rd  at  O street,  N.  W. 

P STREET  CAR  LINE : P at  22nd,  33rd  and  35th  streets 
N.  W. 

IJ  STREET  CAR  LINE:  U at  16th  and  at  17th  streets 

N.  W. 

BENNING  ROAD  LINES:  On  the  west  side  of  Minnesota 

avenue  before  crossing  said  avenue  for  eastbound  cars,  at  th< 
intersection  of  Deane  avenue,  N.  E. 

COLUMBIA  ROAD  CAR  LINE : Columbia  road  at  Ontario 

avenue. 

EAST  CAPITOL  STREET  CAR  LINE:  East  Capitol  al 

9th  street. 

FLORIDA  AVENUE  CAR  LINE : Florida  avenue  at  T 

street  and  at  Quincy  place,  N.  W.  Also  at  Q street,  N.  W. 
for  eastbound  cars  only. 

GEORGIA  AVENUE  CAR  LINE:  Georgia  avenue  at  Pari 

road,  N.  W.  Southbound  cars  shall  stop  at  a point  at  leasl 
one  hundred  feet  north  of  the  north  wall  of  No.  24  Engine 
House  and  at  Barry  place,  N.  W.,  northbound  cars  shall  stop 
at  New  Hampshire  avenue,  N.  W. 

NEW  JERSEY  AVENUE  CAR  LINE:  New  Jersey  avenue 
at  P and  R streets  and  at  Rhode  Island  avenue,  N.  W.  South- 
bound cars  shall  also  stop  at  M street. 

NICHOLS  AVENUE  CAR  LINE  (ANACOSTIA) : Nichols 
avenue  at  Good  Hope  road,  provided  that  the  conductors  shall 
first  make  certain  that  the  way  is  clear  and  that  it  is  safe  to 
person  and  property  before  crossing  at  this  intersection. 

PENNSYLVANIA  AVENUE  CAR  LINE:  Pennsylvania 

avenue  at  22nd  street,  N.  W. 

WASHINGTON,  ALEXANDRIA  AND  MT.  VERNON 
CAR  LINE:  14th  street  at  B and  at  Water  street,  S.  W.,  at 

which  latter  place  southbound  cars  shall  stop  on  a line  with 
the  north  abutment  and  northbound  cars  shall  stop  on  a line 


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;th  the  south  abutment  of  the  steam  railroad  viaduct  over 
ater  street. 

WISCONSIN  AVENUE  LINE:  Wisconsin  avenue  and 

iarren  street,  N.  W. 

Immediately  before  crossing  a sidewalk  or  roadway  when 
tying  barns,  sheds,  shops  or  stations,  motormen  shall  stop 
sir  cars  and  see  that  the  way  is  clear  before  proceeding  across 
ah  thoroughfare.  When  about  to  proceed  across  such  side- 
ilk  or  roadway  on  leaving  barns,  sheds,  shops  or  stations,  the 
:ng  shall  be  sounded  to  warn  approaching  pedestrians  or 
ivers  of  vehicles. 

The  street  railway  company  operating  cars  passing  a place 
which  cars  are,  by  this  regulation,  required  to  stop,  shall 
int  and  keep  freshly  painted  a mark  on  the  street,  adjacent 
1 the  tracks  at  each  such  place. 

SEC.  67.  Whenever  any  passenger  or  person  shall  refuse  or 
bglect  to  obey  or  shall  violate  any  order,  rule  or  regulation  of 
e Public  Utilities  Commission  of  the  District  of  Columbia 
r the  operation  and  equipment  of  street  railway  cars  within 
,id  District,  after  demand  or  request  from  the  agent  or  em- 
jOye  of  any  such  street  railway,  who  is  attempting  to  cause 
>edience  to  any  such  order,  rule  or  regulation,  it  shall  be  the 
ity  of  the  several  members  of  the  Metropolitan  Police  Force  to 
bsist  such  agent  or  employee  to  enforce  obedience  to  such 
•der,  rule  or  regulation.  That  any  person  who  shall  neglect 
• refuse  to  obey  any  such  order,  rule  or  regulation  on  demand 
: any  member  of  said  Police  Force,  shall  be  subject  to  arrest, 
id  on  conviction  of  such  refusal  or  neglect  shall  be  fined  not 
ss  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dollars;  Provided, 
■hat  this  clause  for  arrest  and  punishment  shall  be  construed 
h an  independent  and  separate  clause  of  this  regulation. 

SEC.  68.  In  stopping  at  an  intersecting  street,  the  driver 
up  a street  car  shall  stop  it  at  the  near  side  of  and  before  any 
art  of  the  car  shall  have  crossed  the  near  building  line,  of 
lat  street;  provided,  that  near  side  stops  may  be  omitted  and 
it  side  stops  made  where  authorized  by  the  Public  Utilities 
ommission. 

u SEC.  69.  No  person  or  corporation  shall  operate  any  public 


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vehicle  for  hire  or  for  the  transportation  of  passengers  in  th 
District  of  Columbia  with  sufficient  regularity  to  enable  th 
public  to  take  passage  therein  at  any  point  intermediate  t 
the  stable  or  stand  of  such  vehicle,  or  operate  such  vehicle  ove 
a route  sufficiently  definite  to  enable  the  public  to  ascertai 
the  streets  and  avenues  on  which  such  vehicle  can  be  found  ej 
route,  without  a duly  issued  license  therefor,  and  no  sue 
license  shall  be  issued  without  the  approval  of  the  Commit 
sioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia.  Such  vehicle  shall  be  s 
operated  as  not  to  affect  the  health,  comfort,  or  quiet  of  an 
person  beyond  that  occasioned  by  ordinary  vehicle  traffic.  Th 
violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  const 
tute  a ground  for  the  revocation  of  such  license,  as  well  a 
subject  the  offending  person  or  corporation  to  the  penalt 
provided  in  the  last  section  of  this  Article. 

SEC.  70.  Licenses  under  the  preceding  Section  shall  b 
issued  upon  condition  that  the  person,  firm,  company  or  coi 
poration  holding  the  same  will  so  operate  such  vehicles  as  t 
comply  with  the  laws  and  traffic  regulations  in  force  in  th 
District  of  Columbia  and  upon  the  further  condition  that  sue 
vehicles  shall  not  be  driven,  propelled  or  operated  at  a rate  o 
speed  greater  than  four  (4)  miles  an  hour  in  crossing  an 
street  railway  track  nor  at  a greater  rate  of  speed  than  fou 
(4)  miles  an  hour  on  any  street  where  the  same  intersects  ar 
other  street  designated  as  a Fire  Department  run.  Violatio 
of  any  of  the  conditions  herein  named  shall  be  sufficient  caus 
to  revoke  said  license,  provided,  that  nothing  in  this  sectio. 
contained  shall  exempt  such  licensee  from  the  penalties  in 
posed  for  violating  the  law  regulating  the  speed  of  such  vc 
hides  on  the  public  streets  of  said  District. 

SEC.  71.  All  bridges  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  except  th 
Aqueduct  Bridge  over  Rock  Creek,  are  hereby  declared  in: 
proved  public  highways  and  as  such  public  highways  the  pre 
visions  of  this  Article,  so  far  as  they  are  applicable,  are  hereb 
extended  to  them. 

No  vehicle,  the  weight  of  which  including  its  load  exceed 
six  (6)  tons  of  2,000  pounds  each,  shall  cross  any  bridge  tha 
has  a wooden  floor  without  the  written  permit  of  the  Enginee 


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f 

jmmissioner.  No  vehicle,  the  weight  of  which  including  its 
ad  exceeds  fifteen  (15)  tons  of  2,000  pounds  each,  shall  cross 
ty  bridge  without  the  written  permit  of  the  Engineer  Com- 
issioner. 

The  speed  of  vehicles  moving  upon  or  crossing  any  bridge 
at  has  a wooden  floor  shall  not  exceed  eight  (8)  miles  an 
>ur. 

On  Monroe  street,  Brookland,  between  8th  and  9th  streets 
Ld  on  Monroe  Street  Bridge,  Brookland,  across  the  B.  & O. 

. R.  tracks  the  speed  of  vehicles  and  of  street  cars  shall  not 
:ceed  eight  (8)  miles  an  hour. 

No  street  railway  car  having  with  its  load  a weight  exceed- 
g forty  (40)  tons,  shall  move  on  or  across  the  bridge  in  the 
ae  of  Connecticut  avenue  extended,  crossing  Klingle  Road. 

0 street  railway  car  upon  said  bridge  shall  pass  two  or  more 
*irs  coupled  together,  either  of  which  latter  cars  with  its  load, 
reighs  more  than  twenty-five  (25)  tons.  No  street  railway 
ir  shall  move  upon  or  cross  said  bridge  faster  than  eight  (8) 
iles  an  hour. 

1 SEC.  72.  No  electric  railway  car  shall  cross  the  Aqueduct 
ridge  (Bridge  No.  7)  over  the  Potomac  River  at  a greater 
hte  of  speed  than  six  (6)  miles  per  hour,  nor  shall  the  space 
htween  cars  on  this  bridge  be  at  any  time  less  than  five  hun- 
ted (500)  feet.  Cars  may  stop  at  the  north  end  of  this 
ridge  for  the  purpose  of  discharging  and  taking  on  passen- 
ers  only,  in  which  case  passengers  shall  be  permitted  to  leave 
’ad  board  the  cars  from  the  west  side  only.  No  car  shall  stop 
a any  other  portion  of  this  bridge  for  the  purpose  of  discharg- 
hg  or  taking  on  a passenger.  No  car  having  a gross  weight, 
lcluding  trucks,  motors,  body  and  appurtenances  in  excess 
£ thirty  short  tons  shall  cross  this  bridge;  Provided,  however, 
hat  not  more  than  two  cars  may  be  coupled  together,  but  this 
hall  not  include  any  single  truck  car  or  any  train  coupled 

ith  ordinary  link  and  pin. 

SEC.  73.  The  person  in  charge  of  the  new  Anacostia  Bridge 
hall  display  a green  semaphore  by  day  and  a green  light  at 
;Iight  upon  each  operating  house  while  the  draw  is  open  and  a 
hd  flag  by  day  and  a red  light  at  night  at  the  center  of  the 


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draw  while  the  draw  is  closed.  The  semaphore  shall  be  ol 
sufficient  size  and  the  lights  of  sufficient  candlepower  to  bt 
visible  from  a distance  of  at  least  one  mile. 

SEC.  74.  A person  in  charge  of  a boat  or  vessel  desiring 
to  pass  the  draw  of  a bridge  shall  signal  to  the  bridge-keepei 
by  means  of  a horn  or  steam  whistle. 

SEC.  75.  No  person  shall  propel  a boat,  scow,  or  vesse 
against  a pier  nor  against  the  substructure  or  superstructure  oJ 
a public  bridge,  nor  attach  a rope  or  line  to,  nor  bathe  noi 
swim  from  any  such  pier  or  structure,  nor  be  upon  either  foi 
any  purpose  except  to  use  it  as  a thoroughfare. 

SEC.  76.  A grade  crossing  at  an  intersection  of  steam  rail 
way  tracks  with  a street  shall  be  guarded  by  a gate  and  elec 
trie  bells,  or  other  appliances,  to  be  approved  by  the  Commis 
sioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  and  to  be  constructed 
operated  and  maintained  by  and  at  the  cost  of  the  compan) 
operating  the  railway. 

No  person  shall  move,  cause  to  be  moved  or  take  part  ir 
moving  a railway  locomotive,  car  or  train  of  cars  on  or  upoi 
a street  between  sunset  and  sunrise  unless  a headlight  or  othei 
equivalent  reflecting  lantern,  or  a hand  lantern  in  the  hands  OJ 
an  attendant,  be  displayed  upon  the  most  advanced  approach 
ing  part  of  the  locomotive,  car  or  train  of  cars  to  give  dm 
warning  of  its  approach,  to  persons  near  or  crossing  the  tracks 

SEC.  77.  No  highway  or  railway  crossing  in  the  Districl 
of  Columbia  on  which  tracks  of  steam  railroad  are  laid  shal 
be  obstructed  by  any  train,  locomotive,  car  or  crossing  gates 
for  a longer  period  than  five  minutes;  nor  shall  such  train 
locomotive,  car  or  cars,  be  parked  or  stored  on  a street  for  an 
unreasonable  time.  The  supervisor  of  tracks  or  yardmastei 
shall  be  held  liable,  and  subject  to  prosecution,  for  obstructions 
by  crossing  gates  when,  by  his  order,  they  are  kept  down  foi 
a longer  time  than  is  permitted  by  these  regulations. 

SEC.  78.  All  railroad  sidings,  switches,  and  standing  tracks 
within  the  District  of  Columbia,  terminating  at,  abutting  or 
or  adjacent  to  a street  or  other  public  space,  or  private  prop 
erty,  at  whatever  grade,  shall  at  all  times,  without  notice,  wlier 
in  use  for  the  movement  of  cars,  locomotives,  or  other  railroad 


ARTICLE  XII. 


101 


rriages,  be  protected  and  kept  protected  by  the  construction 
id  maintenance,  by  the  person  or  persons,  corporation  or  cor- 
, rations  using  the  same,  with  such  bumping  blocks  or  other 
otection,  as  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia 
oprove,  and  to  maintain  and  keep  the  same,  when  approved, 

sound,  safe,  efficient  and  serviceable  condition. 

5 SEC.  79.  No  part  of  any  street  shall  be  used  for  the  keep- 
g,  depositing,  storing,  displaying  or  selling  of  vehicles  of 
ly  kind;  provided  that  not  more  than  one-third  of  the  road- 
ay  of  a street  in  front  of  and  abutting  the  premises  on  which 
>na  fide  advertised  auction  sales  of  vehicles  is  held  and  such 
iird  of  such  roadway  abutting  the  adjoining  property  when 
le  owners  or  occupants  of  such  adjoining  property  consent 
lereto  may  be  used  and  occupied  for  such  auction  sales,  but 
ich  occupation  of  such  roadway  shall  be  limited  to  two  hours 
idfore  the  beginning  of  such  auction  sale  and  continued  to, 
ad  end  in  one  hour  after  the  conclusion  of  such  sale;  and  pro- 
dded further  that  such  occupation  shall  not  in  any  way  hinder, 
ielay  or  interfere  with  the  free  use  of  such  roadway  in  any 
5ich  street  by  vehicles  passing  to  and  fro,  along  and  on  such 
c:reet,  and  provided  further  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall 
fe  construed  or  held  to  repeal  the  provision  of  ARTICLE 
'JXIII  of  these  regulations. 

SEC.  80.  Processions  and  parades,  except  funerals,  involv- 
}ig  the  use  of  vehicles  shall  not  be  allowed  except  by  permit 
f the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police  which  permit  shall 
esignate  the  time  and  route  of  such  procession  or  parade,  and 
o vehicle  shall  move  in  such  procession  or  parade  except  ac- 
‘ording  to  the  terms  of  such  permit. 

SEC.  81.  No  person  shall  expectorate  or  spit  in  or  upon 
\ny  part  of  any  street  railway  car,  or  other  public  vehicle  ear- 
ning passengers  for  hire,  or  in  or  upon  any  part  of  any  public 
luilding  under  the  control  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  District 
f Columbia,  or  in  or  upon  any  parking,  footpath  or  sidewalk 
n the  District  of  Columbia. 

Street  railway  companies  and  the  proprietors  of  other  pub- 
ic vehicles  carrying  passengers  for  hire  shall  keep  posted  con- 


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spicuously  in  each  and  every  one  of  their  cars  and  publi- 
vehicles  notice  forbidding  such  expectorating  or  spitting. 

SEC.  82.  No  person  shall  stand  a vehicle  at  the  entrance  ol 
the  roadways  in  the  front  parking  of  the  District  Building  noi 
at  its  entrances  on  Thirteen  and  a Half  or  Fourteenth  streets 
so  as  to  obstruct  ingress  to  or  egress  from  the  said  roadways 
or  entrances;  nor  shall  he  allow  such  vehicles  to  stand  upoi 
any  part  of  such  roadways  or  before  said  entrances,  for  a 
longer  time  than  is  necessary  to  take  on  or  discharge  passen 
gers.  No  vehicle  loaded  with  freight  or  merchandise  shall  be 
permitted  to  stand  upon  any  part  of  such  roadways  nor  at  oi 
before  said  entrances. 

No  person  shall  stand  a vehicle  against  any  part  of  the  stone 
parapet  surrounding  the  District  Building,  nor  in  the  area 
between  the  said  parapet  and  the  said  building,  nor  upon  any 
part  of  the  paved  sidewalks  or  footpaths  around  the  said  build- 
ing, nor  upon  any  part  of  the  lawns  in  front  of  the  said 
building,  nor  the  pavements  or  footwalks  in  or  around  the  said 
lawns. 

SEC.  83.  No  person  shall  ride  or  drive  any  animal  or  ve 
hide  across  the  line  -of  a funeral  procession  upon  the  streets, 
avenues,  or  alleys  within  the  District  of  Columbia;  Provided, 
however,  that  when  any  such  procession  is  at  a standstill  for 
any  reason,  the  vehicles  composing  the  same  shall  be  moved 
apart  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  travel  on  intersecting  streets. 

SEC.  84.  Traffic  under  the  H street  viaduct  shall  move  in 
the  following  manner:  Slow  moving  vehicles  shall  keep  next 

to  the  curb  on  the  south  roadway  going  east  and  on  the  north 
roadway  going  west;  other  vehicles,  except  automobiles,  going 
east  shall  keep  next  to  the  pillars  in  the  south  roadway  and 
those'  going  west  next  to  the  pillars  in  the  north  roadway ; no 
vehicle  shall  use  the  middle  of  the  roadway  between  the  pillars, 
except  street  cars  and  automobiles. 

SEC.  85.  Any  person  violating  any  provision  of  any  section 
of  this  Article,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dollars  for 
each  offense. 


ARTICLE  XIII. 


103 


Prosecution  shall  be  in  the  Police  Court  of  the  District  of 
flumbia  upon  information  by  the  Corporation  Counsel  or 
^ther  of  his  Assistants. 

I . 

Article  XIII. 

j. 

PUBLIC  CONVENIENCE  STATIONS. 

SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  blow,  spread,  or  place  any  nasal, 
r other  bodily  discharge,  or  spit,  urinate,  or  defecate  on  the 
r)ors,  walls,  partitions,  furniture,  fittings,  or  on  any  portion 
rf:  any  Public  Convenience  Station,  or  in  any  place  in  such 
ation  excepting  directly  into  the  particular  fixture  provided 
>r  that  purpose,  nor  shall  any  person  place  any  bottle,  can, 
loth,  rag,  or  metal,  wood,  or  stone  substance  in  any  of  the 
^.umbing  fixtures  in  any  such  station. 

| SEC.  2.  No  person  shall  stand  or  climb  on  any  closet,  closet 
];at,  basin,  partition,  or  other  furniture  or  fitting,  or  loiter 
pout,  or  push,  crowd,  or  otherwise  act  in  a disorderly  manner, 

* interfere  with  any  attendant  in  the  discharge  of  his  or  her 
uties,  or  whistle,  dance,  sing,  skate,  swear,  or  use  obscene, 

%d,  and  boisterous  language  within  any  Public  Convenience 
Station,  or  at  or  near  the  entrances  thereof. 

* SEC.  3.  No  person  shall  cut,  deface,  mar,  destroy,  or  break, 
I(:  write  on  or  scratch  any  wall,  floor,  ceiling,  partition,  fixture, 

furniture,  or  use  towels  in  an  improper  manner,  or  waste 
?>ap,  toilet  paper,  or  any  of  the  facilities  provided  in  any 
1 ublic  Convenience  Station. 

* SEC.  4.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
.rticle  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of 
§ot  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dollars  for  each 
ud  every  offense. 

f 

Article  XIV. 

^ IRE- ALARM  AND  POLICE  SIGNAL  TELEGRAPH  BOXES,  POLES,  ETC. 

ifi  SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  break  the  doors,  or  locks,  or  inter- 
fere in  any  way  with  the  signal  boxes  of  the  fire  alarm  or 
olice  patrol  system,  or  meddle  or  tamper  with  any  bells,  gongs, 


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ARTICLE  XIV. 


telephones,  or  other  instruments  or  apparatus  connected  with  or 
constituting  any  part  or  parcel  of  the  telegraph  or  telephone 
service  of  the  District  of  Columbia;  or  cut,  break,  injure,  re- 
move, or  disturb  any  wire  or  wires  connected  with  or  forming 
a part  of  such  service;  and  any  person  or  persons  who  shall 
violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  convic- 
tion thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  or  penalty  of  not  less  than 
five  dollars  nor  more  than  forty  dollars.  (See  Act  of  June  8, 
1906,  as  to  false  alarms)  infra. 

SEC.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
wilfully  or  knowingly  give  a false  alarm  of  fire  within  the 
District  of  Columbia,  and  any  person  or  persons  violating  the 
provisions  of  this  section  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  be  punished  by  a fine  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  for  not  more 
than  six  months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

SEC.  3.  No  person  shall  propel,  permit,  or  allow  any  motor 
vehicle,  horseless  vehicle,  car,  bicycle,  tricycle,  or  other  vehicle 
to  be  propelled,  or  driven,  nor  drive,  permit  or  allow  any  ani- 
mal attached  to  any  vehicle  whatsoever  to  be  driven,  on,  over, 
or  across  any  fire  hose  wheresoever  situated;  nor  obstruct,  de- 
lay, hinder,  or  impede  any  fire  apparatus  or  vehicle  while  in 
public  use,  or  any  member  of  the  Fire  Department  while  en- 
gaged in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  along,  over,  on,  or  about 
any  of  the  avenues,  highways,  streets,  parks,  parking,  or  other 
public  space  or  place  within  the  District  of  Columbia;  or  pass 
or  ride  in  or  on  any  vehicle  or  on  any  animal  in  front  of  or  at 
the  side  of  any  apparatus  or  vehicle  of  the  Fire  Department, 
or  of  the  officers  and  agents  thereof,  when  engaged  in  public 
service;  or  interfere  with,  hinder,  delay,  or  impede  the  driver 
of  any  fire  apparatus  or  any  vehicle  of  any  member  of  the  Fire 
Department  while  engaged  at  or  about  any  fire,  or  at  any  other 
place  while  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty.  Any  person  violating 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  regulation  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  be  punished  for  each  and  every  offense  by  a fine  of 
not  more  than  twenty  dollars. 

SEC.  4.  No  person  shall  place  any  billboard,  sign  or  other 
article  or  thing  in  front  of  or  upon  any  fire-alarm  or  patrol  box 


ARTICLE  XV. 


105 


: water  plug  so  as  to  obstruct  the  view  of  or  ready  access 
)reto;  or  fasten,  tie,  or  hitch  any  horse,  mule,  or  other  ani- 
il  to  any  fire-alarm  or  patrol  box,  or  to  any  pole  or  post  used 
the  support  of  such  box;  or  leave  any  animal  standing, 
i thout  being  tied,  hitched,  or  fastened,  near  enough  to  any 
-3h  box  that  injury  might  ensue  by  such  animal  rubbing 
i ainst  or  coming  in  contact  with  such  box,  pole,  or  post ; or 
Le  or  drive  any  horse,  mule,  or  other  animal,  or  cart,  wagon, 
other  vehicle  against  any  such  box,  pole  or  post  upon  which 

S3se  boxes  are  supported;  or  hang  or  swing  upon  the  iron  rods 
pipes  attached  to  any  signal  box,  or  climb  upon  or  in  any 
dinner  tamper  with  any  fire  alarm  or  patrol  box  within  the 

S strict  of  Columbia.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of 
e provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be 
finished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than 
a dollars. 

: SEC.  5.  Each  lineman,  repairman  or  other  employee  of  any 
degraph,  telephone,  messenger,  signal  or  electric  lighting  com- 
imy,  while  engaged  in  stringing,  repairing,  or  replacing  any 
,rerhead  wire,  or  while  engaged  in  erecting,  restoring,  or  re- 
iiiring  any  pole  of  such  company,  or  while  doing  other  work 
n connection  with  such  poles  or  wires,  shall  wear  a conspicu- 
isly  numbered  badge  indicating  the  name  of  the  company  by 
nbich  he  is  employed.  For  every  violation  of  the  provision  of 
i!  is  section  the  party  offending  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be 
finished  by  a fin©  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than 
?.7enty-five  dollars. 

J SEC.  6.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
ilfully  or  knowingly  to  give  or  send,  or  cause  to  be  sent,  a 
nlse  call  for  any  hospital  ambulance  or  police  patrol  wagon, 
ithin  the  District  of  Columbia.  Any  one  violating  the  provi- 
: ons  of  this  Section  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ve  dollars  nor  more  than  forty  dollars. 

H _ Article  XV. 

STREET  LAMPS  AND  LAMP-POSTS. 

• SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  break,  damage,  mutilate  or  carry 
Kivay  any  lantern,  glass,  frame,  street  designation,  fixture  or 


106 


ARTICLE  XV. 


other  part  or  appurtenance  of  any  publie  lamp,  or  hitch,  tig 
or  fasten  any  animal  to  any  public  lamp-post  or  appurtenanc^ 
thereof. 

SEC.  2.  No  person  shall  attach,  place,  or  paste  any  sign, 
advertisement  or  other  matter  upon  any  public  lamp  post,  lan- 
tern or  appurtenance  thereof. 

SEC.  3.  No  person  shall,  without  permission  from  the  Com* 
missioners,  remove,  take  up  or  carry  away  any  public  lamp^ 
post,  or  extinguish  or  obstruct  the  light  in  any  public  lamp,  or 
cap  or  plug  the  service  pipe  of  any  public  lamp. 

SEC.  4.  No  person  shall  injure  or  destroy  any  public  lamp- 
post,  or  attach  any  guy-line  thereto,  or  deface  any  public  lamp- 
post  or  appurtenance  thereof  by  means  of  lime,  mortar,  paint, 
or  other  material,  or  pile  material  of  any  kind  against  any 
public  lamp-post. 

SEC.  5.  No  person  not  an  employee  of  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia or  of  a contractor  for  the  lighting  or  painting  of  public 
lamps  shall  climb  any  lamp-post. 

SEC.  6.  No  private  lamp-post  or  lamp  shall  be  erected  or 
placed  in  any  public  street,  avenue,  alley  or  road  of  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  unless  authorized  by  a special  permit  in  each 
case,  to  be  obtained  previous  to  the  erection  of  the  lamp-post 
or  lamp,  such  permit  to  be  conditioned  on  the  right  of  the  Com- 
missioners of  the  District  to  require  such  lamp-post  or  lamp  to 
be  removed  whenever  they  deem  such  removal  necessary  or 
advisable,  and  the  application  for  such  permit  must  be  accom- 
panied by  a written  agreement  signed  by  the  owner,  or  occu- 
pant, or  both,  of  the  premises  in  front  of  which  it  is  desired 
to  erect  such  lamp-post  or  lamp,  agreeing  to  remove  the  same 
when  called  upon  by  the  Commissioners  to  do  so. 

SEC.  7.  No  private  lamp-post  or  lamp,  or  any  part  thereof, 
projecting  or  extending  more  than  three  feet  six  inches  beyond 
the  building  line  or  on  or  over  any  sidewalk  or  roadway,  shall 
be  used  as  a sign  or  advertisement.  No  colored  lights  will  be 
permitted  in  said  lamps,  except  as  provided  for  in  Section  11 
of  Article  XXIII. 

SEC.  8.  No  private  lamp-post  shall  have  a greater  diameter 
than  eighteen  inches. 


ARTICLE  XVI. 


107 


> SEC.  9.  No  person  authorized  to  climb  public  lamp-posts 
all  do  so  in  any  case  without  using  a suitable  ladder  or  set 
steps  therefor. 

SEC.  10.  No  portion  of  any  outside  light  attached  to  a 
]ilding,  or  its  supporting  bracket,  shall  extend  more  than 
ree  feet  and  six  inches  beyond  the  building  line,  nor  be  less 
an  eight  feet  above  the  surface  of  the  sidewalk,  nor  less  than 
urteen  feet  if  projecting  from  an  alley  wall. 
rNo  private  lamp  or  cluster  of  lamps  exceeding  100  candle- 
wer  shall  be  placed  in  public  space  less  than  15  feet  above 
e sidewalk,  whether  attached  to  a building  or  to  a post  on  the 
r lewalk. 

j Every  private  lamp  erected  in  the  public  space  shall  be 
^closed  in  some  form  of  ground,  opalescent,  or  alabaster  glass 
sufficient  density  to  remove  the  glare  from  the  light  source, 
lis  shall  not  be  construed  to  apply  to  lamps  less  than  25 
ndlepower  each  used  as  borders,  for  outline  lighting,  and 
uminated  signs,  when  placed  not  less  than  15  feet  above  the 
1 lewalk. 

^ SEC.  11.  Private  lamps  or  clusters  of  lamps  exceeding  100 
^ndlepower  will  be  permitted  in  the  public  space  only  on  such 
reets  or  portions  of  streets  as  are  denominated  by  the  Com- 
issioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  as  business  streets. 

_ SEC.  12.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provi- 
ms  of  this  article  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished 
r a fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  twenty-five 
t»llars. 


Article  XVI. 

PLACES  OF  PUBLIC  ASSEMBLY. 


{ SEC.  1.  In  all  churches,  theaters,  and  other  public  places  of 
sembly  or  amusement  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  the  doors 
e excepting  fly-doors)  shall  open  outward  and  remain  open 
hen  the  building  is  occupied.  The  hall  doors,  stairways,  seats 
id  aisles  shall  be  so  arranged  as  to  facilitate  egress  in  cases  of 
re  or  accident;  and  to  afford  the  requisite  and  proper  accom- 
odation for  public  protection  in  such  cases,  all  aisles  and 


108 


ARTICLE  XYI. 


passageways  in  such  buildings  shall  be  kept  free  from  obstruc- 
tions of  all  kinds,  and  no  person  or  persons  shall  occupy  any 
aisle  or  passageway  during  any  service,  exhibition,  lecture,  per- 
formance, concert,  ball  or  other  public  assemblage. 

And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  managers  of  such  buildings  to 
afford  and  maintain  an  unobstructed  passageway  or  aisle  for  a 
distance  of  at  least  three  feet  between  the  rear  row  of  seats 
upon  each  floor  and  the  nearest  wall  or  partition. 

And  the  owner  entitled  to  the  beneficial  use,  rental,  or  con- 
trol of  any  building  used  as  a theater  or  public  place  of  amuse- 
ment, or  used  as  a public  hall  or  other  place  of  public  assem- 
bly, within  thirty  days  after  the  service  by  the  Commissioners 
of  the  District  of  Columbia  of  written  notice  so  to  do  shall 
make  fireproof  all  stairways  within  every  such  building,  and  in 
addition  to  the  penalty  in  this  article  provided,  on  default  of 
compliance  with  said  notice  from  and  after  the  expiration 
thereof  no  such  building  shall  be  used  as  a place  of  public 
amusement  or  used  as  a public  hall  or  other  place  of  public 
assembly  until  said  stairways  are  made  fire-proof;  and  every! 
day  from  and  after  the  expiration  of  said  notice  until  com-! 
pliance  therewith  shall  constitute  a separate  violation  of  this! 
section  and  this  article,  and  each  said  violation  shall  be  pun- 
ishable by  the  penalty  in  this  article  provided. 

SEC.  2.  That  the  woodwork,  draperies,  and  readily  com- 
bustible decorations  of  booths  and  the  like  to  be  used  in  any 
church,  theater,  hall,  or  other  public  place  of  assembly  on 
amusement  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  shall,  before  use  there- 
of, be  thoroughly  treated  with  a solution  of  fire-resisting  mater- f 
ial  in  manner  approved  by  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  De-| 
partment;  Provided,  That  approval  or  refusal  of  the  Chief 
Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department  may  be  reviewed,  affirmed,! 
or  changed  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

That  all  scenery,  curtains,  drops,  etc.,  and  other  inflammable 
or  combustible  properties  used  in  the  setting  of  any  scene  ori 
production  shall  be  thoroughly  covered  or  saturated  with  a 
fire-resistent  solution  before  being  used  in  any  theater  or  place! 
of  entertainment  therein,  in  a manner  satisfactory  to  the  fire! 


ARTICLE  XVI.  109 

arshal  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  his  accredited  deputy 
t • inspectors. 

The  requirement  of  this  regulation  shall  extend  to  all  scenery, 
ntains,  drops,  etc.,  and  other  inflammable  or  combustible 
roperties  used  in  the  setting  of  any  scene  or  production 
/rought  into  the  District  of  Columbia,  before  they  may  be  used 
,1  any  theater  or  other  place  of  entertainment  therein;  and  no 
jenery,  curtains,  drops,  etc.,  and  other  inflammable  or  com- 
ustible  properties  of  any  kind  shall  be  used  until  the  fire 
iarshal  of  the  District  of  Columbia  or  his  deputy  or  inspectors, 
as  made  a test  of  and  has  approved  such  scenery,  curtains, 
rops,  etc.,  as  having  been  satisfactorily  treated  or  saturated 

Irith  a fire-resisting  solution,  and  upon  the  failure  or  refusal  to 
reat  or  cover  in  a satisfactory  manner  with  fire-resisting  solu- 
ion,  of  any  and  all  parts  of  said  scenery,  curtains,  drops,  etc., 

] he  fire  marshal,  or  his  deputy  or  inspectors,  shall  direct  the 
Removal  of  any  and  all  parts  of  said  scenery,  curtains,  drops, 
tc.,  from  the  building. 

Upon  the  refusal  or  failure  of  the  manager  of  any  theatrical 
troduction  or  his  agent,  to  cover  or  treat  with  a fire-resisting 
olution  the  scenery,  curtains,  drops,  etc.,  or  other  articles  used 
n such  production,  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Co- 
umbia,  shall  if  such  action  be  deemed  necessary,  prohibit  the 
xhibition  of  such  production  within  any  theater,  or  place  of 
Public  assembly,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  any  owner, 
7essee  or  manager  of  any  place  of  public  assembly,  shall  be 
iable  under  this  regulation. 

$ SEC.  3.  |Smoking  shall  not  be  permitted  on  any  stage,  in 
hny  stage  gallery,  dressing  room  or  property  room  connected 
£7ith  any  theater,  or  place  of  public  assembly,  that  may  be  used 
hs  a theater,  nor  shall  smoking  be  permitted  in  the  auditorium 
galleries,  or  any  part  of  any  regular  or  motion  picture 
heater,  or  place  of  public  assembly,  in  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, except  in  theaters  conducted  for  men;  provided,  however, 
hat  smoking  may  be  allowed  under  such  restrictions  as  may 
)e  deemed  proper,  when  such  smoking  is  a necessary  feature 
)f  the  performance  there  given,  in  the  opinion  of  the  chief 
mgineer  of  the  D.  C.  fire  department,  subject  to  the  control  of 


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AETICLE  XVI. 


the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

SEC.  4.  (a)  Every  building  or  hall  used  as  a theater  or 

place  of  public  amusement  having  a stage  with  movable  or 
shifting  scenery,  curtains,  and  appliances,  shall  have  on  each 
side  of  the  stage  a standpipe  of  three  inches  internal  diameter 
with  2^"  outlets  standard  District  of  Columbia  Fire  Depart- 
ment threads,  four  feet  above  the  floor  of  the  stage  and  each  of 
the  galleries  above  the  stage,  such  outlets  to  be  equipped  with 
an  approved  quick-opening  valve  and  a sufficient  length  of 
2%"  hose,  District  of  Columbia  Fire  Department  standard,  to 
reach  any  part  of  the  stage  in  such  building  from  either  stand- 
pipe, and  to  be  equipped  with  standard  couplings  and  proper 
cut-off  playpipes  of  brass;  and  (b)  There  shall  be  placed  over 
the  full  width  of  the  curtain  opening,  between  the  stage  and 
auditorium  of  every  such  building  a 2"  perforated  pipe  with 
%"  drilled  perforations  spaced  1"  on  centers  throughout  the 
whole  width  of  the  opening,  in  such  a manner  as  to  form,  when 
in  operation,  a water  curtain,  such  perforated  pipe  to  be  fed 
from  each  end  by  a rising  main  of  the  same  diameter,  con- 
trolled with  separate  quick-opening  valves  of  approved  pattern 
placed  in  an  accessible  position  for  operation  from  either  side 
of  the  stage;  and  (c)  the  supply  for  such  standpipes  and  risers 
to  water  curtain  shall  be  taken  from  a pipe,  the  area  of  cross- 
section  of  which  shall  not  be  less  at  any  point  between  the  sup- 
ply and  the  various  openings  than  the  sum  of  the  area  of; 
cross-section  of  all  the  required  hose  outlets  and  one  riser  to 
water  curtain.  In  case  a domestic  water  supply  line  is  taken! 
from  the  same  supply  line  as  the  connections  for  standpipes 
and  water  curtain  risers,  an  area  of  cross-section  amounting  i 
to  1%  square  inches  shall  be  added  therefor,  and  such  connec- 
tion for  domestic  supply  line  shall  be  separately  valved  and  be 
provided  with  a meter,  (d)  Every  such  supply  for  standpipes, 
water  curtains,  etc.,  shall  be  connected  in  the  most  direct  man- 1 
ner  to  the  public  water  main  with  a full  size  tee  connection; 
Provided,  that  in  cases  where  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water 
Department  shall  certify  that  the  public  water  main  available 
is  of  insufficient  size  or  capacity,  then,  the  said  supply  line 
shall  be  taken  from  a roof  tank,  which,  together  with  auxiliary  i 


ARTICLE  XVI. 


Ill 


-essure  tanks  located  not  less  than  20  feet  above  the  highest 
oening  in  any  of  the  standpipes,  shall  have  a combined  ca- 
pacity of  not  less  than  1,200  gallons  for  each  of  the  openings 
a t,  the  standpipes  and  the  water  curtain  riser,  and  shall  be  sup- 
plied from  a power  pump  of  adequate  capacity,  and  provided 
■ ith  a tell-tale  appliance  located  upon  the  stage  which  shall 
Uow  at  all  times  the  stage  of  water  in  the  tanks,  which  stage 
ball  be  not  less  at  any  performance  than  the  total  capacity 
Provided  for  above,  (e)  Every  hall  used  as  a theater  or  place 
t public  amusement  having,  a stage  with  movable  or  shifting 
!enery,  curtains  and  appliances,  and  which  is  located  within  a 
inilding  which  is  not  fireproof  in  every  part,  shall,  in  addition 
U the  standpipes  on  the  stage  provided  for  above,  have  not  less 
ban  two  similar  standpipes,  complete  with  openings,  hose  and 
Appliances  four  feet  above  each  floor  and  gallery  level,  within 

)ie  auditorium  of  the  said  hall,  one  located  on  each  side  there- 
f;  and  where  the  seating  capacity  shall  be  more  than  1,200, 
bur  such  standpipes,  two  on  each  side  of  the  auditorium;  and 
Jie  requirements  as  to  the  total  area  of  the  supply  shall  be  as 
Provided  for  above,  (f)  All  such  standpipes,  perforated  pipes, 
3alves,  hose,  and  connections,  shall  be  kept  free  from  obstruc- 
tion and  ready  for  use  at  any  moment,  and  the  same  shall  not 
*e  used  for  any  other  purpose  than  for  the  protection  of  per- 
Ons  and  property  from  fire,  (g)  The  locations  of  the  stand- 
pipes, outlets,  water  curtains,  valves,  connections,  etc.,  shall  be 
? s directed  by  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department  in 
iach  case,  and  the  owner,  architect,  or  builder  shall  furnish  a 
r etailed  diagram  of  the  proposed  firefighting  installation  if 
gach  shall  be  necessary  in  the  opinion  of  the  Chief  Engineer  of 
-he  Fire  Department. 

> SEC.  5.  There  shall  also  be  placed  over  each  curtain  open- 

Ing,  the  full  width  of  same,  a two-inch  perforated  water  pipe, 
upplied  by  one  and  one-half  inch  rising  main  at  each  end. 
SEC.  6.  The  curtain  openings  of  all  theater  stages  shall  be 

[rovided  with  asbestos  curtains,  which  shall  be  arranged  with 
ppliances  allowing  it  to  be  dropped  at  any  moment. 

SEC.  7.  All  water  appliances  and  other  arrangements,  as 
eretofore  defined,  on  the  stages  shall  be  under  the  supervision 


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ARTICLE  XVI. 


of  the  Fire  Marshal.  All  electric  lighting,  wiring  and  devices 
in  theaters,  churches,  and  other  public  places  of  assembly  or 
amusement  in  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  be  under  the 
supervision  of  the  Electrical  Engineer. 

SEC.  8.  In  every  theater  during  every  public  performance 
there  shall  be  stationed  a capable  employee  of  said  theater, 
whose  selection  shall  be  approved  by  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
Fire  Department  of  the  District  of  Columbia.  He  shall  be 
competent  to  render  valuable  assistance  in  case  of  fire  or  alarm 
of  fire  in  or  about  such  theater,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to 
have  all  apparatus  for  the  extinguishment  of  fire  in  proper 
position  and  ready  for  use  at  all  times  during  such  perform- 
ances. No  other  duties  shall  be  assigned  to  him  during  such 
performances. 

SEC.  9.  Each  and  every  exit  of  a theater  or  other  public 
place  of  amusement  which  can  be  used  in  case  of  fire  shall  be 
designated  by  the  word  “Exit”  in  letters  of  such  size  that 
they  can  be  read  from  the  opposite  side  of  the  auditorium,  and 
so  situated  immediately  over  or  on  the  exits  that  they  can  be 
readily  seen  from  any  or  all  parts  of  said  auditorium  or  gallery. 
A red  light  shall  be  placed  over  each  of  said  signs  and  kept 
burning  during  the  time  of  the  entertainment  or  performance, 
and  no  other  fixed  red  lights  will  be  permitted  in  the  audi- 
torium, and  the  fact  that  such  red  lights  indicate  an  exit  to  be  i! 
used  in  case  of  fire  shall  be  conspicuously  printed  on  the  pro- 
gramme used  in  the  theater  or  other  public  place  of  amusement  j 
at  each  entertainment. 

SEC.  10.  No  cinematograph,  or  other  similar  apparatus  in- 
volving the  use  of  a combustible  film  more  than  ten  inches  in  j 
length,  shall  be  kept,  used,  or  exhibited  in  any  church,  theater, 
or  other  public  place  of  amusement  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  j 
until  such  cinematograph  or  other  similar  apparatus,  and  the 
building  in  which  the  same  is  to  be  kept,  used  or  exhibited,  has 
been  inspected  by  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department 
of  said  District,  Fire  Marshal,  or  his  deputies,  and  such  precau- 
tions against  fire  as  the  Chief  Engineer  may  designate  have 
been  taken  by  the  owner,  user,  or  exhibitor  of  such  cinemato- 
graph or  other  similar  apparatus. 


AKTICLE  XYI. 


113 


SEC.  11.  Any  such  cinematograph,  or  other  similar  appa- 
ratus, kept,  used,  or  exhibited  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  must 
be  enclosed  with  metal  or  other  fire-resisting  material  in  a 
manner  approved  by  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment of  said  District,  Fire  Marshal  or  his  deputies. 

SEC.  12.  All  woodwork,  draperies,  and  other  combustible 
material  in  that  part  of  any  building  in  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia in  which  any  such  cinematograph  or  other  similar  appa- 
ratus is  kept,  used,  or  exhibited,  and  the  curtain  used  in  con- 
nection therewith,  must  be  thoroughly  treated  with  a solution 
of  fire-resisting  material  in  a manner  approved  by  the  Chief 
Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department  of  said  District,  Fire  Marshal 
or  his  deputies. 

In  any  building  used  as  aforesaid  shall  be  placed  fire  ex- 
tinguishers, in  such  number  and  of  such  character  as  may  be 
directed  by  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department. 

SEC.  12a.  All  motion  picture  machines  shall  be  enclosed 
in  a booth  of  fireproof,  construction  not  less  than  seven  feet 
*wide,  eight  feet  long  and  seven  feet  high  for  one  machine,  and 
for  each  additional  machine  add  four  feet  to  the  length,  and 
J shall  be  provided  with  not  less  than  two  openings  for  each 
machine,  one  for  observation  by  the  operator  and  the  other  for 
the  operation  of  picture  on  screen,  said  openings  to  be  provided 
'with  doors  or  shutters  of  heavy  metal  and  shall  overlap  the 
openings  and  be  arranged  to  slide  without  binding  in  properly 
J constructed  grooves,  said  doors  or  shutters  to  be  suspended  by 
a string  or  cord  and  fastened  over  top  of  machine  so  arranged 
that  in  case  of  fire  the  string  or  cord  will  burn  and  release 
the  doors  or  shutters  which  will  automatically  close  the  open- 
ings. 

SEC.  12b.  The  doors  of  all  motion  picture  booths  shall  be 
made  to  open  outward  and  to  be  self-closing,  the  booths  shall 
'be  provided  with  ventilating  shafts  or  openings  that  terminate 
on  the  outside  of  the  building  not  less  than  eighteen  inches  in 
diameter. 

SEC.  12c.  Waste  pieces  of  film  will  not  be  permitted  to  lie 
around  the  booth,  but  shall  be  placed  in  metal  boxes  with  tight 
fitting  covers  and  said  pieces  of  film  shall  be  removed  from  the 


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ARTICLE  XVI. 


booth  after  each  day’s  performance;  separate  metal  boxes  with 
self-closing  tops  shall  be  provided  for  waste  pieces  of  hot  car- 
bon; separate  metal  boxes  with  self-closing  doors  or  lids  shall 
be  provided  for  extra  reels  of  film. 

A bucket  of  water  and  a bucket  of  sand  shall  be  kept  in 
each  booth  in  addition  to  the  fire  extinguisher. 

SEC.  12d.  Smoking  shall  not  be  permitted  in  any  booth 
where  inflammable  or  combustible  films  are  used,  nof  shall  any 
operator  while  engaged  in  the  operation  of  any  motion  picture 
machine,  read  any  book,  paper  or  other  printed  or  written  mat- 
ter; he  shall  devote  his  entire  attention  to  the  operation  of  the 
machine,  and  any  violation  of  this  section  of  the  regulations 
governing  motion  picture  theaters,  or  any  regulation  govern- 
ing electric  wires  or  apparatus  will  subject  the  operator  to  a 
revocation  of  the  operator’s  license  in  addition  to  the  penalty 
provided  in  section  26,  Article  XVI  of  the  Police  Regulations. 

SEC.  13.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  operate  any  cine- 
matograph or  other  similar  apparatus  involving  the  use  of  a 
combustible  film  more  than  ten  inches  in  length,  who  has  not 
had  six  months’  actual  experience  in  the  operation  of  such 
machines  or  who  cannot  demonstrate  his  ability  to  perform 
such  duty  by  evidence  satisfactory  to  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
Fire  Department,  subject  to  the  approval  or  reversal  of  his 
action  by  the  Commissioners,  and  every  such  person  before 
operation  of  any  such  cinematograph  or  other  similar  apparatus 
shall  obtain  a certificate  from  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire 
Department  approved  by  the  Commissioners  that  he  has  fur- 
nished them  with  said  evidence  as  above  required  of  his  ex- 
perience and  ability  to  operate  the  same. 

SEC.  14.  No  license  to  keep,  use,  or  exhibit  any  cinemato- 
graph or  other  similar  apparatus  shall  be  issued  unless  the  same 
be  approved  by  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department, 
subject  to  the  approval  or  reversal  of  his  action  by  the  Com- 
missioners. 

SEC.  15.  No  person  shall  take  part  in  any  entertainment, 
play,  opera,  lecture,  museum,  circus,  menagerie  or  exhibition 
of  animals,  panorama,  exhibit  of  a painting,  sculpture,  wax 
works  or  other  representations,  tricks  of  legerdemain,  gymnas- 


ARTICLE  XVI. 


115 


tics,  game,  ball,  musical  party,  concert  or  any  other  exhibition, 
entertainment,  show  or  amusement  of  whatever  name  or  nature, 
in  any  building,  tent  or  place  in  the  District  of  Columbia, 
whether  as  an  actor,  performer,  director,  manager,  exhibitor, 

I lecturer  or  employee,  in  which  entertainment  any  person  shall 
use  any  indecent  language,  or  conduct  himself  or  herself  in  an 
i indecent  manner,  or  sing  any  songs  or  render  music  of  an  in- 
[ decent  character,  or  take  part  in  any  song,  act,  farce  or  play 
wherein  any  person  shall  make  any  indecent  motion,  sign  or 
[i  movement,  or  make  any  indecent  gestures,  or  exhibit  herself, 
himself  or  themselves  in  a manner  offensive  to  common  decency ; 
or  wherein  anything  whatsoever  shall  appear  or  be  in  any  wise 
presented  or  exhibited  which  in  any  manner  is  offensive  to 
I common  decency. 

SEC.  15a.  No  proprietor,  licensee,  or  tenant  of,  or  exhibitor 
in,  any  theater  or  public  place  of  amusement  in  the  District 
i of  Columbia,  shall  exhibit,  or  operate,  or  allow  to  be  exhibited, 
or  operated,  any  picture,  scene,  or  play  which  shall  show,  ex- 
hibit, or  represent  a prize  fight  or  pugilistic  encounter  between 
any  persons  or  between  any  person  and  an  animal,  and  any 
violation  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less 
than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  forty-five  for  the  first  offense, 
and  upon  a second  conviction  thereof  any  license  issued  to  any 
such  person  for  the  conduct  of  any  such  theater  or  other  public 
place  of  amusement  shall  be  revoked. 

SEC.  16.  No  owner,  proprietor,  lessee,  tenant,  or  other  per- 
son shall  on  the  first  day  of  the  week,  commonly  called  Sunday, 
in  any  theater  or  other  public  place  of  amusement  permit, 
allow,  or  take  part  in  any  manner  in  any  public  exhibition  of 
any  entertainment,  play,  opera,  circus,  animals,  gymnastics, 
game,  dance  or  dances,  or  vaudeville  performance  of  any  kind, 
except  the  exhibition  of  moving  or  other  pictures,  vocal  or  in- 
strumental concerts,  or  singing  by  a singer  or  singers,  artist 
or  artists  not  in  character  costume,  lectures  and  speeches ; Pro- 
vided, That  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  held  or  construed 
to  change,  abrogate,  or  annul  the  regulations  in  force  for  the 
protection  of  the  public  decency,  all  of  which  shall  be  applica- 


116  ARTICLE  XVI. 

ble  to  the  performances  allowed  under  the  terms  of  this  regu- 
lation. 

SEC.  17.  No  person  shall  conduct,  as  proprietor,  agent, 
director,  manager  or  employee,  any  building,  tent  or  place 
wherein  any  violation  of  Section  fifteen  of  this  Article  shall 
occur. 

SEC.  18.  All  licenses  to  conduct  theaters  or  other  places  of 
amusements  shall  be  issued  upon  the  express  condition  of  strict 
compliance  with  these  regulations;  and  any  such  license  shall 
be  terminated  and  revoked  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District 
of  Columbia  whenever  a licensee  of  any  theater  or  other  place 
of  amusement  shall  give  or  allow  to  be  given  in  the  theater  or 
other  place  of  amusement  controlled  by  him  any  indecent  enter- 
tainment, exhibition  or  performance  as  is  described  in  Section 
fifteen  of  this  Article. 

SEC.  19.  Whenever  any  such  license  is  terminated  or  re- 
voked under  these  regulations  the  pro  rata  amount  of  the  license 
fee  for  its  unexpired  time  shall  be  returned  to  the  person  who 
paid  the  same ; and  no  license  shall  be  issued  to  such  person 
as  the  proprietor  of  a theater  or  other  place  of  amusement 
within  one  year  after  such  revocation. 

SEC.  19a.  Every  person  who  proposes  to  conduct  a concert, 
entertainment,  or  ball  in  any  building  whatsoever,  located  in 
any  alley  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  to  which  an  admission 
fee  is  charged,  directly  or  indirectly,  shall  before  the  issue  of 
any  license  therefor,  procure  the  precedent  written  approval  of 
the  Fire  Marshal  and  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police; 
Provided,  that  the  Commissioners  reserve  the  right  to  approve, 
disapprove,  or  modify  the  action  of  said  Marshal  and  Superin- 
tendent in  every  such  case. 

SEC.  20.  No  license  shall  issue,  or  be  transferred  or  as- 
signed, for  any  apparatus,  or  machines,  known  as  merry-go- 
rounds,  flying  horses,  ferris-wheels,  or  similar  devices,  nor  shall 
such  apparatus,  machines,  or  devices,  be  located  or  operated 
on  any  lot,  open  space,  or  other  place  within  the  District  of 
Columbia,  without  the  written  consent  be  first  furnished  the 
assessor  and  approved  by  the  Commissioners,  of  two-thirds  of 
the  actual  resident  housekeepers  within  two  squares  in  any 


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irection  surrounding  said  lot,  space,  or  place,  wherever  said 
pparatus,  machines,  or  similar  devices  are  proposed  to  "bo 
>cated  or  operated. 

SEC.  21.  No  circus  or  tented  show  of  any  description  shall 
e located,  operated  or  conducted  on  any  lot  or  open  space 
dthout  the  written  consent  of  seventy-five  per  centum  of  the 
esidents  keeping  house  in  the  square  on  which  it  is  proposed 

0 locate  said  circus  or  other  tented  show,  and  in  each  of  the 
quares  confronting  such  square. 

SEC.  22.  No  place  of  cheap  amusement  such  as  five  and  ten 
ent  theaters,  moving  picture  shows  and  the  like,  shall  be  estab- 
ished  or  maintained,  nor  shall  a theater  of  any  kind  be  estab- 
ished  or  maintained  except  upon  a permit  therefor  to  be  issued 
>y  the  Building  Inspector. 

(a)  No  such  permit  shall  be  issued  for  the  establishment, 
>r  maintenance  of  such  place  of  amusement  or  theater  which 
Diace  or  theater  is  within  the  fire  limits  and  which  is  not  upon 

1 street  or  portion  thereof  designated  as  a business  street  in 
;he  schedule  of  business  streets  in  the  Building  Regulations, 
except  upon  written  application  accompanied  by  the  written 
consents  of  persons  owning  a majority  in  frontage  feet  of  the 
real  estate  on  the  same  side  of  the  square  and  confronting  side 
Dr  sides  of  a square  or  squares  opposite  the  side  of  the  square 
Dn  which  it  is  desired  to  establish  or  maintain  such  place  of 
amusement  or  theater,  and  a like  majority  of  actual  resident 
housekeepers  on  the  said  side  or  sides.  Where  the  said  place  of 
amusement  or  theater  is  to  be  established  or  maintained  on  the 
corner  of  a square,  whether  entrance  to  the  same  is  to  be  on 
one  or  both  of  the  streets  adjacent  to  the  said  corner,  then  and 
in  that  event,  no  permit  shall  be  issued  except  upon  the  written 
consent  of  all  the  majorities  of  the  persons  which  would  be 
necessary  for  the  establishment  or  maintenance  of  two  such 
places  of  amusement,  one  on  each  of  the  said  two  sides  of  said 
square.  Corner  property,  one  face  of  which  is  on  the  side  of 
a square  involved,  shall  be  included  in  computing  the  necessary 
majorities  of  owners  and  housekeepers,  but  no  property  shall  be 
included  twice  in  such  computation;  and  where  consents  of 
owners  and  housekeepers  on  two  sides  of  a square  are  necessary, 


118  ARTICLE  XVI. 

each  corner  property  shall  be  included  within  the  side  upon 
which  it  fronts. 

(b)  No  such  permit  shall  be  issued  for  the  establish- 
ment or  maintenance  of  such  place  of  amusement  or  theater 
without  the  fire  limits  except  upon  the  written  application  ac- 
companied by  the  written  consents  of  a majority  of  the  per- 
sons owning  real  estate  and  a majority  of  the  actual  resident 
housekeepers  within  a distance  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet 
fiom  the  nearest  boundary  line  of  the  lot  or  subdivisional  lot 
on  which  such  place  of  amusement  is  established  or  main- 
tained. 

(c)  A plat  shall  be  also  sumbitted  with  the  application  show- 
ing the  location  of  such  place  of  amusement,  the  names  of 
property  owners  whose  consents  are  necessary  and  the  loca- 
tion of  their  properties. 

(d)  Any  one  whose  signature  may  have  been  obtained  in 
accordance  with  the  above  provisions  may  withdraw  his  or  her 
consent  to  the  establishment  of  such  place  of  amusement  any 
time  prior  to  the  issuance  of  the  permit  therefor. 

When  a permit  is  sought  for  any  such  place  of  amusement 
or  theater  on  the  side  of  a block  or  square,  or  on  the  confronting 
side  or  sides  thereof  on  which  such  a place  already  exists,  or 
for  which  a permit  has  been  granted  and  is  in  force,  it  shall 
not  be  necessary  to  obtain  the  consents  of  persons  owning  the 
ground  or  the  rights  of  such  existing  place  of  amusement  or 
theater;  but  such  persons  shall  be  regarded  as  consenting  to 
the  establishment  of  the  place  or  theater  subsequently  sought 
to  be  established. 

■•(e)  No  permit  shall  be  issued  for  any  such  place  of  amuse- 
ment until  the  application  therefor  has  been  officially  ap- 
proved by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  to 
be  made  after  a verification  of  all  of  the  signatures  by  the 
Pplice  Department  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

(f)  Separate  permits  are  required  under  this  Section  and 
under  Section  4 of  Article  X of  these  regulations  in  cases  with- 
in the  requirements  of  both  said  sections;  provided,  however, 
that  a permit  and  consents  under  said  section  4 are  not  re- 
quired for  moving  picture  shows  unaccompanied  by  music,  sing- 


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119 


ag,  or  any  of  the  other  things  mentioned  in  said  Section  4. 

SEC.  23.  That  the  skylights  and  fire  escapes  on  all  build- 
tigs  shall  be  kept  free  from  accumulations  of  ice  and  snow 
•*y  the  person  in  control  or  charge  thereof. 

I SEC.  24.  No  restaurant,  oyster  house,  cookshop,  ice  crehm 
>arlor,  dairy  lunch  or  eating  house  by  whatsoever  name  desig- 
| Lated  where  food,  meals  or  refreshments  are  served  to  transient 
ustomers,  to  be  eaten  on  the  premises  where  sold,  shall  be  es- 
i ablished,  maintained  or  continued  without  a certificate  from 
he  Health  Officer  that  the  premises  are  in  a proper  sanitary 
:ondition  in  which  to  conduct  such  business. 

SEC.  25.  Permits  to  conduct  dances  or  entertainments  of 
jmy  kind  in  halls  or  other  places  may  be  refused  by  the  Com- 
Wssioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  whenever  such  places, 
:rom  the  character  of  the  applicant  or  the  nature  of  the  sur- 
roundings, is  likely  to  become  the  scene  of  disorder  or  other 
Violation  of  law,  or  may  be  revoked  at  any  time  whenever  such 
places  become  the  scene  of  disorder,  or  other  violation  of  law. 
Amy  person  protesting,  or  the  applicant  or  permittee,  shall  be 
entitled  to  a public  hearing  before  the  Assessor  who  shall  as- 
3ertain  and  report  the  facts  together  with  his  advice  thereon 
to  the  Commissioners. 

SEC.  26.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Article  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  in  addition  to  any  other 
penalty  in  said  Article  specifically  provided,  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

| 

Article  XVII. 

GARBAGE,  ASHES  AND  OTHER  REFUSE. 

SEC.  1.  The  word  1 1 garbage,  ” wherever  it  occurs  in  these 
regulations  shall  be  held  to  mean  the  refuse  of  animal  and 
vegetable  food' stuffs,  except  oyster  and  clam  shells  from  busi- 
1 ness  places;  and  the  words  “ dead  animal*  * wherever  they  occur 
in  these  regulations,  shall  be  held  to  mean  any  dead  animal  not 
killed  for  food. 

SEC.  2.  Occupants  of  dwelling  houses,  proprietors  of  board- 


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ARTICLE  XVII. 


ing  Louses,  commission  warehouses,  hotels,  restaurants,  and 
other  places  where  garbage  is  accumulated,  and  owners,  agents 
and  occupants  of  apartment  or  tenement  houses,  shall  provide 
for  the  use  of  such  premises  a sufficient  number  of  receptacles 
to  contain  all  garbage  which  may  accumulate  on  said  premises 
during  the  usual  interval  between  the  collections  of  garbage 
therefrom,  and  shall  keep  such  receptacles  at  all  times  in  good 
repair.  Each  such  receptacle  shall  be  made  of  metal,  water- 
tight,  provided  with  a tight  cover  with  a handle,  and  shall  be 
so  constructed  that  the  contents  can  be  removed  therefrom 
easily  and  without  delay.  No  person,  without  a permit  from 
the  Superintendent  of  Street  Cleaning,  shall  use  for  the  recep- 
tion of  garbage  any  receptacle  having  a capacity  of  less  than 
three  nor  more  than  ten  gallons,  nor  more  than  one  receptacle 
containing  less  than  ten  gallons. 

SEC.  3.  Occupants  of  any  dwelling  house,  apartment  or  tene- 
ment house,  and  each  proprietor  of  any  boarding  house,  com- 
mission warehouse,  hotel,  restaurant  and  other  place  where  garb- 
age is  accumulated  shall  cause  all  garbage  from  his  or  her 
premises  to  be  put  into  the  receptacle  provided  for  that  pur- 
pose. Each  person  aforesaid  shall  cause  such  receptacle  to  be 
kept  covered  at  all  times,  and  to  be  placed  and  to  remain,  be- 
tween the  hours  of  seven  o'clock  A.  M.  and  six  o'clock  P.  M. 
of  each  day  on  which  the  collection  is  made  from  his  or  her 
premises,  in  such  position  as  to  be  easily  accessible  to  the 
garbage  collector,  or  as  may  be  designated  by  the  Superintend- 
ent of  Street  Cleaning.  No  person  shall  place,  or  cause  to  be 
placed  in  any  garbage  receptacle  any  substance  other  than 
garbage,  which  shall  at  all  times  be  kept  free  from  dishwater 
and  as  dry  as  practicable. 

SEC.  4.  Owners  and  occupants  of  premises  having  street 
and  alley  entrances,  and  from  which , garbage  is  to  be  removed, 
shall  place  and  cause  to  be  kept  placed  conspicuously  at  the 
side  and  rear  alley  entrance  thereof  the  street  and  number 
designations  in  letters  and  figures,  respectively,  not  less  than 
two  inches  in  height,  so  as  to  be  easily  read. 

SEC.  5.  No  person  shall  alter,  deface,  remove,  or  destroy  any 
name  of  any  street  or  number  required  to  be  displayed  by  these 


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121 


Rations,  nor  shall  any  person  alter,  deface,  remove,  or  de- 
y any  warning  sign  or  notice  placed  in  any  public  place, 
me,  street  or  alley  by  order  of  the  Commissioners  of  the 
4crict  of  Columbia. 

EC.  6.  Any  person  having  possession,  custody,  or  care  of 
d,  fish,  vegetables  or  provisions  of  any  kind  intended  for 
as  food,  but  which  has  become  unfit  for  such  use,  shall 
;hwith  remove  such  meat,  fish,  vegetables  or  provisions  to 
a place  as  has  been  designated  by  the  Health  Officer  for 
ii  purpose.  No  person  shall  bring  or  cause  to  be  brought 
) the  District  of  Columbia  any  diseased,  spoiled  or  decayed 
it,  fish,  vegetables  or  provisions  of  any  kind  intended  for 


d. 

f>EC.  7.  No  driver,  owner  or  superintendent  having  charge 
control  of  any  cart  or  other  vehicle  for  carrying  garbage 
11  allow  such  cart  or  other  vehicle  needlessly  to  remain,  nor 
>w  a needless  number  of  such  carts  or  vehicles  to  gather, 
ore  any  residence,  building  or  place  of  business  within  the 
T of  Washington  or  the  more  densely  populated  suburbs 
reof ; nor  allow  any  such  cart  or  vehicle,  or  anything  thereto 
pertaining,  to  be  in  a condition  needlessly  filthy  or  offensive; 

• allow  any  such  cart  or  vehicle  or  implement  used  in  connec- 
n therewith,  to  be  stored  and  kept  in  any  place  where  need- 
3 offense  is  given  to  any  person.  No  driver  of  any  such  cart 
vehicle  shall  occupy  an  unreasonable  length  of  time  in  load- 
r or  unloading  such  cart  or  vehicle,  or,  when  not  engaged 
collecting,  allow  the  lid  or  cover  of  such  cart  or  vehicle  to  be 
lerwise  than  securely  closed. 

SEC.  8.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  deposit, 
•ow  or  place,  or  cause  to  be  deposited,  thrown  or  placed,  any 
rbage,  dead  animal,  fish  or  refuse,  animal  or  vegetable  mat- 
•,  in  any  avenue,  alley,  street  or  other  public  place  in  the 
strict  of  Columbia,  or  into  the  Potomac  river  or  any  other 
.ters  in  the  said  District;  nor  shall  any  person  place  such 
iterials  upon  any  private  property,  whether  owned  by  such 
rson  or  'not,  unless  the  same  shall  be  inclosed  in  proper  ves- 
s as  provided  in  Section  2 ; nor  shall  any  person  feed  any 
eh  materials  in  the  District  of  Columbia  to  any  cows  or  other 


122 


ARTICLE  XVII. 


animals  used  for  food,  or  transport  or  cause  or  permit  su 
materials  to  be  transported  beyond  the  said  District  for  t 
purpose  of  feeding  the  same  to  animals. 

SEC.  9.  All  dead  animals  shall  be  removed  to  the  place 
disposal  in  covered  wagons  or  other  vehicles  or  conveyances 
nearly  air-tight  as  possible,  to  be  approved  by  the  Superinten 
ent  of  Street  Cleaning.  And  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  pe( 
son  to  use  for  the  removal  of  garbage  or  dead  animals  ai 
cart,  wagon,  vehicle  or  other  conveyance  not  so  approved.  J 
other  person,  or  party  except  the  District  or  its  contractor,  hi 
their  or  its  agents,  shall  carry,  convey  or  transport  through  tl 
streets,  alleys  or  public  places  of  the  said  District,  any  garbag 
noisome  dead  animal,  decayed  fish  or  refuse  animal  or  vegetab 
matter;  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  interfei 
in  any  manner  with  the  collection  and  disposal  of  such  mate 
ials  or  dead  animals  by  the  District,  its  contractor,  his,  the 
or  its  agents  or  employees. 

SEC.  10.  The  term  ‘ ‘ ashes  ' ' will  be  held  to  mean  ashes  froi 
coal  and  other  fuels,  and  will  include  such  mineral  substance 
as  fallen  plastering,  etc.,  as  may  accumulate  in  connection  wit 
the  ordinary  conduct  of  dwellings,  but  not  such  as  may  resib 
from  building  operations. 

SEC.  11.  Occupants  of  premises  from  which  ashes  are  coj 
lected  at  public  expense  shall  provide  for  the  use  of  such  prea 
ises  a sufficient  number  of  metal  receptacles  to  contain  a, 
ashes  that  may  accumulate  on  said  premises  during  the  usua 
interval  between  the  collections  of  ashes  therefrom,  and  sha' 
cause  all  such  ashes  from  said  premises  to  be  put  into  sai, 
receptacle  or  receptacles  provided  for  that  purpose,  and  shJ 
keep  such  receptacle  or  receptacles  at  all  times  in  good  repair' 
each  such  receptacle  to  be  provided  with  a handle.  No  persoE 
without  a permit  from  the  Superintendent  of  Street  Cleaning 
shall  deposit  ashes  for  collection  in  any  receptacle  having  s 
capacity  of  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  twenty-four  gallons 
nor  in  more  than  one  receptacle  containing  less  than  twentr 
gallons.  Such  ashes  must  be  kept  dry,  protected  by  cover  o‘ 
otherwise  from  the  rain  and  the  elements. 

SEC.  12.  Receptacles  when  filled  must  be  placed  in  such  t 


ARTICLE  XVII. 


123 


tion  as  to  be  easily  accessible  to  the  collector  between  the 
rs  of  seven  o ’clock  A.  M.  and  six  o ’clock  P.  M.  of  each 
on  which  the  collection  is  made  from  the  premises. 

EC.  13.  The  term  “miscellaneous  refuse,”  under  these 
ilations,  means  all  rubbish  and  refuse  (other  than  ashes, 
D&ge,  dead  animals  and  night  soil)  incident  to  the  ordinary 
luct  of  the  household;  it  will  be  held  to  include  discarded 
al  decorations,  Christmas  greens  and  small  branches  from 
lbs,  and  vines,  but  not  any  cut  grass;  nor  does  it  include 
n,  wallpaper  or  other  substance  that  may  accumulate  as  the 
! lit  of  repairs  to  yards  and  dwellings,  or  of  other  building 
rations. 

EC.  14.  Occupants  of  premises  from  which  miscellaneous 
use  is  collected  at  public  expense  shall  provide  for  the  use 
such  premises  suitable  receptacles,  which  can  be  easily 
'idled  by  one  man,  and  shall  cause  all  such  miscellaneous 
| use  from  said  premises  to  be  put  into  said  receptacle  or  re- 
tacles  provided  for  that  purpose,  and  shall  make  said  recep- 
!les  easily  accessible  to  the  collector  between  the  hours  of 
en  o’clock  A.  M.  and  six  o’clock  P.  M.  of  each  day  on  which 
flection  is  made  from  the  premises.  Paper  or  other  light  re- 
e,  likely  to  be  scattered  or  blown  about,  if  bundled,  tied, 
'ked  or  otherwise  properly  secured,  need  not  be  placed  in 
eptacles. 

SEC.  15.  Owners,  drivers  and  other  persons,  while  trans- 
iting ashes  and  miscellaneous  refuse  through  the  avenues, 
[eets,  alleys  or  public  places  of  the  District,  shall  keep  such 
terials  tightly  covered  with  canvas,  cloth  or  other  suitable 
Serial.  Ashes,  garbage  and  miscellaneous  refuse  uninclosed 
receptacles  shall  not  be  placed  on  any  roadway  or  footway 
' the  said  District  preparatory  to  being  shoveled  into  carts, 
gons  or  other  * vehicles,  but  must  be  dumped  directly  into  the 
■lection  vehicle  from  the  receptacles  employed  to  bring  such 
.terials  from  within  the  premises. 

SEC.  16.  Receptacles  containing  garbage,  dead  animals  or 
scellaneous  refuse  shall  not  be  placed  or  left  for  collection 
on  any  sidewalk,  street,  avenue,  alley  or  public  place  in  the 
strict  of  Columbia. 


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SEC.  17.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  place  or  cause  to  be  placq 
together  in  the  same  receptacle  two  or  more  of  the  above  class 
of  material,  and  where  such  mixture  results  it  shall  be  proper 
separated  by  the  occupant  of  the  premises. 

SEC.  18.  The  term  “ easily  accessible,  ’ 1 as  used  in  the  for* 
going  sections,  shall  be  held  to  mean  the  placing  of  receptacle 
on  the  premises,  at  or  near  the  rear  or  side  gate  to  said  pren 
ises  (if  collections  are  made  from  the  rear  or  side)  and  in  th 
areaway  or  other  convenient  place  near  to  the  front  entranc 
(if  collections  are  made  from  the  front),  and  the  unfastening 
of  the  gate  or  other  approach  to  the  premises  upon  due  warn 
ing  by  the  collector’s  horn,  gong,  whistle  or  other  signal. 

SEC.  19.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  thij 
Article  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  no 
less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dollars. 

Article  XVIII. 

STREETS  AND  ROADS. 

SEC.  1.  No  person  shall,  without  lawful  permit,  make  an 
excavation  in  any  public  street,  avenue  or  other  public  place, 
or  remove  from  or  deposit  in  the  same  any  earth  or  other 
material. 

SEC.  2.  No  person  shall,  without  lawful  permit,  destroy, 
cut  or  injure  the  footway  or  roadway  of  any  street,  avenue  or 
other  public  place;  nor  place  or  maintain  in  the  footway  of 
any  pavement  any  stop-cock  box,  street  washer,  vent,  vault, 
cover,  cellar  door  or  hinge  which  shall  project  above  the  level! 
of  the  pavement,  nor  any  vault  cover  with  a smooth  surface. 

SEC.  3.  No  person  shall,  without  lawful  permit,  erect  a. 
fence,  or  wall,  or  plant  a tree  in  any  public  street,  avenue  or 
other  public  place. 

SEC.  4.  No  person  shall  pour,  or  spill,  or  permit  to  drip 
upon  the  asphalt  pavement  of  any  street,  alley  or  public  place 
in  the  District  of  Columbia,  any  kerosene,  gasoline,  benzine  or 
other  similar  oil  or  oily  substance  or  liquid. 

The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not,  however,  apply  to  the 
dripping  of  lubricating  oil  from  either  motor  or  other  vehicles. 


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SEC.  5.  All  oil  delivery  wagons  or  tanks  shall  have  securely 
i:  istened  under  the  taps  or  faucets,  thereunto  attached,  an 
bsolutely  oil  or  water-tight  zinc-lined  box  or  tray;  and  in  fill- 
i g any  measure  or  other  vessel  from  such  taps  or  faucets  such 
teasure  or  other  vessel  must  be  held  so  that  any  drip  or  over- 
ow  shall  flow  into  said  box  or  tray;  and  in  removing  the  same 
rom  over  the  asphalt  pavement,  no  drip  or  overflow  from  such 
leasure  or  other  vessel  shall  be  permitted  to  fall  upon  such 
j avement,  and  no  receptacle  for  holding  oil  shall  be  placed  on 
he  asphalt  pavement. 

SEC.  6.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Article,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  not 

0 exceed  forty  dollars. 

Article  XIX. 

TREES. 

SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  hitch  or  fasten  an  animal  to  any 
ree  on  any  street,  avenue,  or  other  public  space  in  the  District 
}>f  Columbia;  nor  to  its  wooden,  wire  or  other  protection. 

SEC.  2.  No  person  shall,  without  lawful  permit,  trim,  prune, 
whitewash  or  pile  material  about  any  tree  in  a street,  avenue  or 
>ther  public  place. 

SEC.  3.  No  person  shall,  without  lawful  permit,  attach  an 
Advertisement,  or  guy  rope,  or  wire  to  any  tree  in  a street, 
ivenue  or  other  public  space. 

1 SEC.  4.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Article  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine 
)f  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars. 

( 

Article  XX. 

COW  YARDS,  PENS  OR  STABLES. 

i 

SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  establish  or  maintain  a cow  yard, 
pen  or  stable  within  any  of  the  more  densely  populated  parts  of 
the  District  of  Columbia,  within  two  hundred  feet  of  any  build- 
ing used  as  a dwelling  house,  manufactory,  store  or  place  of 
public  ^assemblage,  without  the  written  consent  of  the  owner 


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of  such  building;  such  consent  to  be  renewed  upon  the  first  da 7 
of  July  of  each  year  upon  thirty  days'  notice  by  the  Health 
Officer  to  that  effect;  Provided,  That  nothing  in  this  section 
shall  be  construed  to  prevent  a person  from  keeping  one  cow 
for  his  own  domestic  use,  nor  to  prevent  the  sale  of  the  surplus 
milk  by  a person  keeping  a cow  for  his  own  domestic  use. 

SEC.  2.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
regulation  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine 
of  not  more  than  five  dollars  for  each  day  during  which  such 
violation  shall  continue. 

Article  XXI. 

CANALS. 

SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  throw  or  place,  or  cause  to  be 
thrown  or  placed,  any  stones,  gravel,  earth  or  other  substance 
or  material  whatever  into  any  canal  in  the  District  of  Columbia, 
its  feeders,  basins  or  other  works,  nor  upon  the  tow  path  of  any 
such  canal.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
regulation  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine 
of  not  more  than  twenty  dollars. 

Article  XXII. 

BATHING  BEACH. 

SEC.  1.  The  following  acts  are  prohibited  at  the  Bathing 
Beach:  Entering  or  leaving  the  Bathing  Beach  inclosures  any- 

where except  through  the  front  gateway,  or  at  any  time  when 
the  office  is  closed;  taking  or  admitting  dogs  or  other  domestic 
animals  within  the  inclosures  or  into  the  waters  of  the  Bathing 
Beach;  committing  any  nuisance  at  or  in  the  vicinity  of  said 
Beach;  injuring,  defacing  or  removing  any  of  the  public  prop- 
erty ; rowing,  sailing  or  otherwise  propelling  any  boat  or  other 
floating  object  into  or  within  the  waters  of  said  Beach,  or 
leaving  any  such  object  therein,  without  permission  of  the 
officer  in  charge  of  said  Beach;  depositing  any  materials  on  or  \ 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  Beach  or  in  its  waters;  fishing  or  ex- 
pectorating anywhere  in  the  waters  of  the  Bathing  Beach; 


ARTICLE  XXIII. 


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entering  the  precincts  of  the  Beach  in  an  intoxicated,  condition 
)r  taking  intoxicants  thereto;  digging  in  the  sand  or  mud  or 
putting  either  upon  any  person;  throwing  sticks,  stones  or 
other  materials,  scuffling,  ducking,  bullying  or  any  other  rough- 
ness or  rudeness  either  in  language  or  action  that  may  cause 
ill-feeling  or  danger  to  any  person;  interfering  in  any  manner 
svith  the  lifeboat  or  its  management,  carrying  or  enticing  into 
deep  water  those  who  can  not  swim;  loud  shouting,  singing  or 
giving  false  alarm;  loitering  in  the  passageways,  office  or  yard; 
loitering  on  the  wharves  or  floats  by  others  than  bathers;  re- 
maining in  any  part  of  the  Beach  after  having  been  directed  to 
leave  it  by  any  of  the  officials  of  the  Beach,  or  refusing  to 
jcome  out  of  the  water  when  so  directed  by  any  life-guard  or 
official  of  the  Beach.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provi- 
sions of  this  Article  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof  in  the  Police 
Court  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  be  fined  not  more  than  five 
dollars  for  each  offense. 


Article  XXIII. 

OCCUPATION  OF  PUBLIC  SPACE. 

SEC.  1.  Parking  on  the  streets  and  avenues  of  the  District 
of  Columbia  shall  be  under  the  immediate  care  and  keeping  of 
the  owners  or  occupants  of  the  premises  abutting  thereon,  and 
such  owner  or  occupant  may  enclose  the  said  parking  with  open 
fences  of  approved  pattern,  not  less  than  three  feet  nor  more 
than  three  feet  six  inches  high,  after  obtaining  a permit  there- 
for from  the  Permit  Clerk  of  the  Engineer  Department.  Solid 
fences  or  walls  not  to  exceed  3 feet  in  height  will  be  allowed 
when  approved  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia. For  enclosing  parking  in  front  of  each  house  or  lot  where 
no  parking  fence  has  previously  existed  a fee  of  $1  will  be 
charged.  Where  application  is  made  to  repair  an  existing  fence 
with  the  same  character  of  material  as  said  existing  fence,  no 
fee  will  be  charged.  Where  permission  is  requested  to  move  a 
parking  fence  out  to  a newly  established  sidewalk  line,  no  fee 
will  be  charged.  In  all  cases  not  covered  by  these  exceptions, 
however,  a fee  of  $1  will  be  charged. 


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Blocks  or  pedestals  for  fence  posts  must  not  project  above 
the  surface  of  the  sidewalk,  and  no  portion  of  said  blocks  or 
fences  shall  extend  beyond  the  parking  line. 

All  gates  in  parking  fences  must  swing  inwardly,  and  no 
gate  shall  swing  outwardly  over  any  sidewalk,  avenue,  street 
or  road. 

It  shall  be  unlawful  to  place  or  maintain  any  wickets,  guard- 
wires,  or  other  similar  devices,  upon  or  adjacent  to  the  side- 
walk, tree  space,  or  parking,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  except 
upon  the  following  conditions:  The  Permit  Clerk  of  the  Engi- 

neer Department  is  authorized,  upon  the  payment  of  a fee  of 
one  dollar  for  each  premises,  to  issue  a permit  to  erect  wickets 
of  iron  not  less  than  % of  an  inch  in  diameter,  to  be  driven 
firmly  into  the  ground,  overlapping  at  least  three  inches;  said 
wickets  to  be  securely  lashed  with  wire  at  the  top  intersections 
and  at  the  bottom  of  the  wicket;  said  wickets  to  be  painted 
green  and  to  be  maintained  in  exact  alignment  with  their  tops 
on  a level.  Where  the  parking  around  which  the  wickets  are 
to  be  placed  is  at  the  level  of  the  sidewalk,  the  wickets  shall 
have  a minimum  height  of  24  inches;  and  where  the  parking  is 
terraced  the  wickets  shall  have  a minimum  height  of  12  inches. 
Provided,  however,  that  such  permission  is  to  be  regarded  as  a 
license  only  and  may  be  revoked  by  the  Commissioners  upon 
failure  to  maintain  the  wickets  in  accordance  with  this  regula- 
tion, or  for  any  other  reason  which  may  be  determined  by  said 
Commissioners.  No  permit  will  be  issued  for  any  wickets 
around  tree  spaces;  and  the  Commissioners  reserve  the  right  to 
deny  the  use  of  wickets  at  any  place  they  may  deem  it  inadvisa- 
ble to  permit  them  to  be  constructed,  or  maintained. 

SEC.  2.  No  hedges  shall  be  planted  on  parking  except  upon 
permits  from  the  Permit  Clerk  of  the  Engineer  Department, 
for  which  the  same  fee  shall  be  charged  as  for  parking  fences. 

Hedges  on  parkings  shall  not  exceed  three  feet  in  height  nor 
project  more  than  six  inches  over  the  sidewalk. 

SEC.  3.  No  person  shall  without  the  written  authority  of 
said  Commissioners  change  the  grade  of  any  parking,  or  pave  or 
cover  any  portion  thereof,  or  construct  any  walls,  steps,  coping, 
fences,  or  other  structures  thereon,  and  every  day  such  changing 


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f grade,  paving,  or  covering  thereof,  or  said  walls,  steps, 
oping,  fences,  or  other  structures  thereon  shall  remain  or  con- 
inue,  shall  constitute  and  be  a separate  offense ; Provided,  that 
Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the  per- 
on  having  control  of  premises  abutting  on  said  parking  from 
odding  such  parking  or  beautifying  the  same  with  flowers. 
)arking  division  fences  on  streets  and  avenues  shall  be  at  right 
ingles  with  the  building  line;  on  circles  they  shall  be  on  the 
ladii  of  the  circle.  Parking  leads  shall  not  be  over  six  feet 
n width  without  the  approval  of  the  Engineer  Commissioner. 
Permits  to  cross  a sidewalk  for  building  purposes  shall  be 
granted  as  provided  in  Section  31  of  the  Building  Regulations, 
j Permits  to  cross  sidewalks  for  any  other  purpose  shall  be 
granted  by  the  Permit  Clerk  of  the  Engineer  Department  upon 
phe  application  of  the  owner  of  the  abutting  property  or  his 
liuthorized  representative  upon  the  deposit  of  five  dollars  with 
;he  Collector  of  Taxes  under  conditions  similar  to  those  named 
.n  Section  31,  to  guarantee  against  any  injury  to  the  sidewalk. 

No  person  shall  use  any  parking  for  the  purpose  of  drying 
clothes  or  other  laundry. 

SEC.  3a.  On  the  following  streets  permission  will  be  granted 
co  pave  the  entire  parking  space  in  front  of  property  used  for 
business  purposes,  under  a special  permit  to  be  obtained  from 
the  Permit  Clerk,  Engineer  Department,  for  which  a fee  of 
$1.00  will  be  charged  for  each  lot  or  premises: 

B street,  S.  W.,  Delaware  avenue  to  4%  street. 

B street,  N.  W.,  between  1st  and  3rd  streets. 

D street,  N.  W.,  between  North  Capitol  and  5th  streets. 

Gr  street,  N.  W.,  between  North  Capitol  and  5th  streets. 

H street,  N.  W.,  between  Vermont  avenue  and  17th  street. 

L street,  N.  W.,  between  14th  and  21st  streets. 

North  Capitol  street,  between  H and  K streets. 

Georgia  avenue,  Florida  avenue  to  Rock  Creek  Church  Road. 

U street,  N.  W.,  between  9th  and  18th  streets. 

Second  street,  N.  W.,  from  Pennsylvania  avenue  to  D street. 
Fourth  stretet,  N.  W.,  between  G street  and  New  York  avenue. 
Four'-and-half  street,  S.  W.,  between  L and  P streets. 

Fifth  street,  N.  W.,  between  F street  and  New  York  avenue. 


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Eighth  street,  N.  W.,  between  G and  K streets. 

Ninth  street,  N.  W.,  between  New  York  avenue  and  U street. 
Eleventh  street,  S.  W.,  between  Water  and  B streets. 

Fifteenth  street,  N.  W.,  between  K and  M streets. 

H street,  N.  W.,  between  4th  and  13th  streets. 

SEC.  4.  No  person  shall,  without  the  permission  in  writing 
of  the  Commissioners,  pave  or  cover  with  any  permanent  cov- 
ering any  sidewalk  space  or  any  portion  thereof  or  place  any 
letters  or  advertising  device  thereon  or  in  or  upon  any  sidewalk, 
in  any  manner  whatever,  either  by  projecting  images  or  shad- 
ows upon  the  sidewalk  by  means  of  lenses  or  reflectors  or  both 
or  in  any  other  manner. 

SEC.  5.  The  owner  or  occupant  of  a store  upon  a street  or 
avenue  not  classed  as  a business  street  or  avenue  may,  during 
the  time  the  store  is  open  for  business,  use  the  space  outside 
the  front  thereof  to  the  extent  of  four  feet  from  the  building 
line,  for  the  display  of  goods,  wares  and  merchandise  directly 
connected  with  the  business  transacted  within  the  store;  Pro- 
vided, That  no  meat,  fish  nor  fowl  shall  be  displayed  outside 
of  such  store,  except  that  game  and  poultry  may  be  displayed 
outside  of  said  store  within  four  feet  of  the  building  line  be- 
tween November  1 and  April  1 of  each  year. 

SEC.  6.  Owners  or  occupants  of  stores  on  business  streets 
or  avenues  may  use  the  space  outside  the  front  thereof  to  the 
extent  of  three  feet  from  the  building  line  for  the  display,  in 
show  cases  or  otherwise,  of  goods,  wares  and  merchandise 
directly  connected  with  the  business  transacted  within  their 
stores;  Provided,  That  no  meat,  fish  or  fowl  shall  be  displayed 
outside  of  any  store  on  such  streets  or  avenues,  except  that 
game  and  poultry  may  be  displayed  outside  of  stores  on  such 
streets  or  avenues,  within  three  feet  of  the  building  line,  be- 
tween the  first  day  of  November  and  the  first  day  of  April 
of  each  year;  Provided  further,  That  the  provisions  of  this 
section  shall  not  apply  to  the  owners  or  occupants  of  stores  or 
places  of  business  on  Louisiana  avenue  between  Ninth  and 
Tenth  streets,  and  B street  between  Ninth  and  Tenth  streets 
northwest,  who  may  display  meats  and  provisions  in  front  of 
their  stores  or  places  of  business. 


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SEC.  7.  Permission  to  occupy  more  space  on  business  streets 
than  is  allowed  in  the  next  preceding  section  will  not  be  granted 
by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  except  under 
special  order  extending  the  limits  of  permissible  occupation 
along  the  front  of  an  entire  block.  Applications  for  privileges 
of  this  character  must  state  the  space  desired  and  the  nature 
of  the  business  to  be  conducted.  No  permit  will  be  granted  to 
occupy  any  portion  of  the  sidewalk  or  parking  to  any  person 
who  is  not  the  owner  or  occupant  of  property  abutting  said 
sidewalk  or  parking;  and  permits  to  occupy  parking  or  side- 
walk shall  not  be  transferable. 

No  permit  will  be  issued  for  bootblack  stands  on  public 
|space;  nor  for  fruit  stands  on  public  space,  except  for  the  pur- 
pose of  displaying  fruit  under  the  conditions  named  in  Sections 
j5  and  6 of  this  Article. 

i SEC.  8.  That  where  permits  are  issued  for  the  temporary 
display  and  sale  of  meats,  fish,  poultry,  or  game  of  any  kind 
on  the  sidewalk  of  B street  or  Louisiana  avenue  northwest,  be- 
tween Ninth  and  Tenth  streets,  the  person  or  persons  holding 
I such  permits  shall  have  such  meats,  fish,  poultry,  or  game  under 
roof,  and  also  screened  or  covered  as  provided  by  the  health 
ordinances  and  regulations,  and  shall  have  a clean  and  whole- 
some water  supply  present  for  cleansing  the  hands  and  utensils 
of  food  dealers  and  for  other  purposes,  and  such  foods  shall  be 
kept  away  from  unsanitary  and  contaminating  products;  and 
holders  of  said  permits  shall  keep  clear  a space  fifteen  feet  wide 
in  the  sidewalk  for  the  use  of  pedestrians,  and  shall  also  keep 
clear  of  all  obstacles  the  roadway  next  to  the  curb  in  front  of 
their  respective  premises,  and  shall  provide,  and  keep  clean, 
metal  receptacles  with  covers  for  the  deposit  of  all  kinds  of 
waste;  ^Provided,  That  no  permit  for  occupation  of  sidewalk 
space  shall  be  issued  except  to  bona,  -fide  occupants  of  the  busi- 
ness houses  or  premises  immediately  contiguous  to  such  side- 
walk, nor  shall  such  permits  be  transferable  or  such  space  sub- 
; let,  nor  shall  any  such  permit  be  issued  for  the  sale  or  display 
of  goods  or  products  of  a different  nature  from  those  sold  or 
| stored  in  the  business  house  or  premises;  And  Provided  fur- 
ther, That  such  permits  shall  be  plainly  exposed  at  all  times  to 


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the  view  of  any  member  of  the  police  force  or  health  inspectors. 

Any  permit  issued  under  the  provisions  of  this  section  may 
be  revoked  by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia 
if  the  permittee  fail  to  comply  with  the  terms  of  the  permit, 
or  if  the  permittee  violate  any  provision  hereof,  and  in  addition 
thereto  every  such  permittef  shall  be  liable  to  the  penalties 
provided  in  this  Article. 

The  following  schedule  of  space  distribution  is  hereby  estab- 
lished for  the  government  of  the  Police  Department  in  directing 
the  issuance  of  permits  for  the  occupation  of  sidewalks  for 
business  purposes  on  B street  and  Louisiana  avenue,  between 
Ninth  and  Tenth  streets,  northwest,  viz: 

La.  Ave.,  both  sides,  20  feet  adjacent  to  building  for  the  tem- 
porary displaying  goods; 

5 feet  adjacent  to  curb  for  handling  goods; 

15  feet  intervening  space  for  sidewalk,  to  be  kept  open; 
B street,  north  side,  22  feet  adjacent  to  building,  as  above; 

21  “ “ “ curb,  “ “ ; 

15  “ intervening  space,  as  above. 

That  permits  for  the  occupation  of  said  sidewalks  in  accord- 
ance with  the  foregoing  schedule  and  conditions  will  be  issued 
by  the  Permit  Clerk  upon  the  order  of  the  Major  and  Super- 
intendent of  Police. 

SEC.  9.  The  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  ex- 
pressly reserve  the  right  under  these  regulations  to  revoke  any 
permit  given  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  hereof,  and 
when  such  permit  shall  have  been  revoked  the  person  who  held 
such  permit  shall,  on  notice  from  the  Commissioners,  restore 
the  sidewalk  or  parking  to  its  original  condition,  as  nearly  as 
possible,  where  the  same  has  been  disturbed. 

SEC.  10.  Canvas  awnings  of  the  folding  or  hinged  class,  not 
less  than  eight  feet  above  the  sidewalk,  may  be  erected  beyond 
the  building  line  on  permits  issued  by  the  Inspector  of  Build- 
ings. 

Awnings  with  fixed  iron  posts  and  frames  with  covers  of 
corrugated  metal,  or  other  permanent  material,  will  be  per- 
mitted where,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Commissioners,  the 


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nterests  of  the  public  require  such  construction.  The  frames 
)f  all  awnings  must  be  securely  attached  to  the  buildings,  and 
:he  posts  of  stationary  awnings  shall  be  set  in  iron  or  stone 
i olocks,  not  more  than  eighteen  inches  from  the  outer  edge  of  the 
■ jurb.  It  shall  be  a condition  of  permits  to  erect  or  repair 
t iwnings  that  no  lettering  shall  be  placed  thereon,  except  the 
name  of  the  individual,  firm  or  corporation  transacting  business 
in  the  building  in  front  of  which  the  awning  is  erected,  and 
the  house  number;  the  lettering  and  numbering  to  be  not  more 
than  eight  inches  in  height  and  to  consist  of  not  more  than  one 
Line  upon  the  front  valance  and  on  each  flap.  All  persons  now 
having  fixed  awning  frames  shall  provide  them  with  proper  can- 
.ivas  covers  or  remove  the  frames.  In  no  case  shall  awnings  in- 
terfere wTith  street  lamps  or  trees.  Temporary  covered  ways 
across  sidewalks  or  parkings  may  be  permitted  by  the  Super- 
intendent of  Police  for  periods  not  to  exceed  forty-eight  hours. 
Such  covered  ways  shall  afford  a free  passage  of  at  least  six 
feet  in  width  along  the  middle  of  the  sidewalk. 

SEC.  11.  No  structure  to  be  used  as  a sign  or  advertisement 
of  any  sort  shall  be  built,  placed,  erected  or  hung  upon  or 
from  the  roof  or  outer  wall,  of  any  building  without  a permit 
therefor  from  the  Inspector  of  Buildings.  Permits  for  the 
erection  of  signs  on  or  in  which  lights  of  any  description  are 
to  be  used,  or  which  it  is  proposed  to  illuminate  by  artificial 
means,  will  not  be  granted  until  the  electrical  engineer  shall 
have  approved  the  same.  Drawings — in  color,  if  necessary — 
may  be  required  before  the  issuance  of  the  permit.  On  roof  of 
buildings  no  sign  or  advertisement  more  than  five  feet  high 
across  the  face  shall  be  erected,  and  applicants  must  submit  to 
the  Inspector  of  Buildings  drawings  to  scale  showing  method  of 
construction  and  means  of  attachment,  and  the  bottom  of  such 
signs  shall  not  be  nearer  than  six  inches  or  more  than  eighteen 
inches  above  the  roof.  All  signs  must  be  braced  with  iron 
knees  and  braces  with  lag  screws,  expansion  bolts  or  anchor 
plates  to  prevent  accident  ir.  high  winds,  and  signs  will  be 
counted  in  the  measurement  of  height  of  buildings  the  same  as 
parapets  under  Section  39  of  the  Building  Regulations.  Signs 
used  as  transparencies  must  be  of  non-combustible  material. 


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The  restriction  as  to  size  of  signs  may  not  apply  to  open  signs 
which  allow  almost  free  passage  of  the  wind,  but  drawings  and 
specifications  for  such  signs  must  be  submitted  to  the  Inspector 
of  Buildings,  who  shall  examine  the  structure  or  building  on 
which  such  sign  is  to  be  erected  and  determine  its  safety  in 
accordance  with  the  size  and  weight  of  the  sign  to  be  erected. 
Signs  projecting  from  the  building  or  outer  walls  must  be  sup- 
ported on  iron  brackets  and  stayed  securely.  Nor  shall  any 
such  sign  or  advertisement  project  more  than  three  feet  six 
inches  beyond  the  building  line.  No  portion  of  any  sign  pro- 
jecting beyond  the  building  line  shall  be  less  than  eight  feet 
above  the  surface  of  the  sidewalk  nor  less  than  fourteen  feet  if 
projecting  from  an  alley  wall;  Provided  further,  That  the  said 
restrictions  as  to  height  and  distance  shall  not  apply  to  signs 
securely  attached  to  and  wholly  in  contact  with  the  building 
wall.  Any  sign  now  or  hereafter  erected,  on  the  top  of  or  on 
the  outer  wall  of  any  building  or  attached  to  any  projection 
thereto,  shall  be  removed  when  rotten  or  now  or  hereafter  un- 
safe, or  when  ordered  to  be  removed  by  the  Inspector  of  Build- 
ings. Illuminated  signs,  advertisements  or  displays  having  col- 
ored lights  or  glass  will  not  be  permitted  to  be  hung  at  a height 
less  than  twenty -five  feet  above  the  sidewalk  or  street  pave- 
ment. No  part  of  the  sign  or  lamps  used  therein  shall  be 
colored  with  material  that  will  wash  off  and  become  streaky 
or  disfigured  by  the  action  of  the  weather.  The  use  of  lamps 
or  glass  colored  by  dipping  in  a coloring  solution  will  not  be 
permitted.  All  wiring  and  apparatus  in  signs,  advertisements 
or  displays  using  electric  lights  shall  be  installed  in  accordance 
with  the  rules  and  regulations  governing  electrical  wiring  in  the 
District  of  Columbia.  The  electric  current  shall  not  be  turned 
on  or  used  in  any  electrically  illuminated  sign,  advertisement 
or  display  until  the  same  shall  have  been  approved  and  the 
certificate  therefor  issued  by  the  Electrical  Engineer. 

SEC.  12.  Carriage  blocks  and  hitching  posts  along  the  inner 
edge  of  the  curb,  hitching  rings  in  the  curb  or  in  iron  or  stone 
blocks  abutting  the  curb,  clocks  for  keeping  time,  may  be 
placed  or  erected  on  or  over  the  sidewalk  under  permits  issued 
by  the  Permit  Clerk,  the  fee  for  which  shall  be  one  dollar  in 


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each  case.  Carriage  blocks  shall  not  exceed  in  dimensions 
thirty  inches  by  fifteen  inches,  by  eight  inches  in  height,  and 
shall  not  extend  beyond  the  inner  line  of  the  curb.  No  lamp 
post,  pole,  hitching  post,  carriage  block  or  other  authorized 
structure  on  the  sidewalk  or  roadway  shall  be  painted,  orna- 
mented or  lettered  as  a sign  or  advertisement. 

SEC.  13.  No  grate,  door,  or  other  opening  in  any  sidewalk 
in  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  be  permitted  to  remain  open 
any  longer  than  may  be  reasonably  necessary  to  enable  the 
owner  or  occupant  to  move  or  remove  goods  in  the  course  of 
his  trade  or  business. 

SEC.  13a.  No  proprietor  of  any  automobile  or  bicycle  store 
l or  repair  shop  shall  leave  any  hose  or  pipe  on  the  sidewalk  or 
parking  or  in  any  box  on  the  sidewalk  or  parking  after  such 
store  or  shop  is  closed  for  the  day,  but  such  hose  or  pipe  shall 
I be  taken  into  such  store  or  shop  after  the  close  of  business 
hours. 

SEC.  14.  No  person  shall  in  the  District  of  Columbia  in  any 
street  or  highway  or  upon  any  sidewalk  or  footway,  engage  in 
obstructing  the  passage  along  any  of  the  said  streets  or  high- 
ways, or  upon  any  of  the  said  sidewalks  or  footways  by  catch- 
ing hold  of,  or  soliciting  any  person  or  persons,  or  in  any  way 
interfering  with  their  free  passage  along  any  of  the  said  streets, 
highways,  sidewalks,  or  footways  for  the  purpose  of  inducing 
or  compelling  them  to  buy  any  article  or  thing  from  any  store 
or  stand,  or  to  patronize  any  hotel,  inn,  boarding  house,  or  other 
place  of  entertainment  or  amusement. 

SEC.  14a.  No  person  shall  act  as  agent,  porter  or  runner 
for  any  rooming  house,  boarding  house,  lodging  house,  hotel  or 
restaurant,  or  like  places,  or  solicit  patrons  therefor,  upon  the 
property  of  the  Washington  Terminal  Company,  known  as  the 
Union  Station,  or  upon  the  public  streets  and  grounds  adjacent 
thereto,  without  first  having  obtained  a permit  therefor  from 
the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police.  No  such  agent,  porter 
or  runner  shall  be  under  eighteen  years  of  age;  and  each  such 
a^ent,  porter  or  runner  shall  wear  a cap  with  some  insignia 
i over  the  top,  to  be  determined  by  the  said  Major  and  Superin- 
tendent, to  designate  his  vocation.  Permits  shall  be  issued 


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only  to  persons  of  good  character,  to  be  determined  by  the  said 
Major  and  Superintendent,  shall  be  in  force  for  a period  of  one 
year,  and  may  be  revoked  for  unseemly  behavior  or  the  viola- 
tion of  any  law  or  ordinance  by  such  agent,  porter  or  runner. 

SEC.  15.  No  person  shall  remain  in  front  of  or  enter  any 
store  where  goods  are  sold  at  retail  for  the  purpose  of  enticing 
away  or  in  any  manner  interfering  with  any  person  or  persons 
who  may  be  in  front  of  or  who  may  have  entered  therein  for 
the  purpose  of  buying. 

SEC.  16.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
play  any  game  with  a ball  of  any  material,  shape  or  • size, 
whereby  the  same  is  kicked,  tossed,  thrown  or  struck  on  any 
of  the  streets,  avenues,  alleys  or  highways  of  the  District  of 
Columbia,  outside  of  the  cities  of  Washington  and  Georgetown^ 

SEC.  17.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Article  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not 
less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dollars  for  each  and 
every  offense. 


Article  XXIV. 

CROWDS  IN  FRONT  OF  PUBLIC  PLACES  OF  AMUSEMENT. 

SEC.  1.  No  proprietor,  lessee,  manager,  or  agent  in  control 
of  any  theater  or  place  of  public  amusement,  shall  permit 
crowds  to  gather  in  front  thereof  on  any  sidewalk  or  street,  or 
on  any  sidewalk  or  street  in  front  of  any  adjacent  or  near-by 
place  of  business  or  dwelling,  in  such  manner  as  to  constitute 
a nuisance,  or  so  as  to  render  ingress  or  egress  to  and  from 
any  adjacent  or  near-by  place  of  business  or  dwelling  impossi- 
ble or  difficult,  or  so  as  to  seriously  impede  or  obstruct  the 
passage  of  the  public  along  the  sidewalk  or  street  in  front  of 
or  near  to  any  theater  or  place  of  public  amusement.  Any  per- 
son violating  this  regulation  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of  not 
less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars. 


Article  XXV. 

METAL  TAGS  OR  STAPLES  IN  MEAT. 

SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  tag  or  mark  meat  intended  for 


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ale  by  metal  staples  or  other  similar  devices  inserted  there- 
n less  than  two  inches  in  length  or  breadth,  or  sell  or  offer 
or  sale  any  meat  so  tagged. 

SEC.  2.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions 
f this  regulation  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished 
)y  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty 
Lollars. 

Article  XXYI. 

AUTOMOBILES,  LOCOMOBILES  AND  MOTOR  VEHICLES. 

SEC.  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  with 
j he  exception  hereinafter  named,  to  operate  any  motor  vehicle 
>f  any  kind,  the  motive  power  for  which,  shall  be  electicity, 

, steam,  gas,  gasoline,  oil,  naphtha,  or  other  similar  sources  of 
Energy,  whether  such  vehicle  be  used  as  public  hack,  truck,  or 
!or  hire,  or  for  private  use  for  pleasure  or  for  business,  except 
•ailroad  locomotives  and  electric  cars,  until  such  person  has 
Drocured  a permit  as  hereinafter  prescribed ; provided,  however, 
:hat  this  regulation  shall  not  apply  to  any  person  learning  to 
operate  motor  vehicles,  in  case  such  learner  is  accompanied  by 
i licensed  operator,  who  shall  be  held  responsible  for  the  strict 
observation  of  these  regulations  by  such  learner.  Any  person 
lesiring  a permit  to  operate  motor  vehicles  shall  make  applica- 
1 don  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Automobile  Board  on  the  prescribed 
form.  The  applicant  must  be  endorsed,  as  provided  on  said 
forms,  by  three  reputable  citizens  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Automobile  Board  or  of  some  mem- 
ber of  the  said  Board  to  make  a careful  inquiry  into  the  ap- 
plicant ’s  qualifications  to  operate  the  type  of  vehicle  specified, 
[f,  ■after  said  examination,  the  applicant  is  found  competent, 
a permit  shall  thereupon  be  issued  to  the  applicant  by  the  Sec- 
retary of  the  Automobile  Board. 

Otherwise  the  applicant  may  appear  before  the  Automobile 
Board  at  a regular  meeting  thereof,  for  further  examination. 
Should  the  applicant  fail  to  obtain  a permit  as  the  result  of  the 
examination,  he  shall  not  be  examined  again  until  the  lapse  of 
at  least  three  (3)  months,  unless  the  Automobile  Board,  in  its 


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discretion,  fixes  an  earlier  date.  It  shall  be  a condition  of 
any  permit  granted  as  above,  that  the  applicant  agree  that 
the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  have  the 
right  to  suspend  or  revoke  the  permit  upon  the  recommenda- 
tion of  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  the  Metropolitan 
Police  Force  and  evidence  submitted  by  him  sufficient  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  to 
prove  that  continuance  of  the  permit  is  a menace  to  public 
safety.  A fee  of  two  ($2)  dollars  shall  be  charged  for  each 
and  every  permit  issued  under  this  provision. 

No  permit  to  operate  any  of  the  vehicles  mentioned  in  this 
section  shall  be  issued  to  any  person  under  eighteen  years  of 
age,  except  where  such  person  shall  have  physically  demon- 
strated his  capacity  to  operate  such  vehicles;  nor  shall  a per- 
mit to  operate  such  vehicles  be  issued  to  any  such  person  save 
for  the  operation  of  a private  vehicle  owned  by  such  minor,  his 
parent,  or  his  guardian.  But  this  age  restriction  shall  not 
apply  to  applicants  for  the  operation  of  motor  bicycles. 

SEC.  2.  Each  permit  issued  hereunder  shall  be  numbered, 
and  shall  contain  the  name  and  address  of  the  person  in  whose 
favor  it  is  issued,  and  shall  describe  definitely  the  type  of  motor 
in  the  vehicle  to  be  operated  thereunder. 

Each  machine  shall  be  identified  by  an  enamel  metal  identifi- 
cation number  tag,  which  shall  be  conspicuously  displayed  upon 
the  rear  of  the  vehicle,  so  as  to  be  plainly  visible  from  a dis- 
tance of  at  least  seventy-five  feet  behind  the  vehicle;  the  fig- 
ures to  be  separate  Arabic  numerals  not  less  than  four  inches 
high,  with  strokes  not  less  than  one-half  of  an  inch  in  width, 
of  the  customary  proportions  and  spacing  of  numbers  of  such 
size;  and  also  as  a part  of  the  identification  number  tag  the 
words  1 i District  of  Columbia”  in  letters  one  inch  in  height, 
shall  be  plainly  inscribed  across  the  top  portion  of  said  tag; 
and  not  more  than  two  identification  number  tags  of  other 
States  or  Territories,  nor  more  than  three  in  all,  may  be  dis- 
played upon  the  rear  of  the  vehicle. 

The  owner  of  each  motor  vehicle  shall  pay  two  dollars  to  the 
Collector  of  Taxes  of  the  District  of  Columbia  for  each  identi- 
fication number  tag  and  registration  thereof,  which  tag  shall 


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be  issued  to  such  owner  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Automobile 
Board  upon  surrendering  to  said  Secretary  the  receipt  of  the 
Collector  of  Taxes,  D.  C.,  for  such  fee. 

Numbers  shall  not  be  transferred  from  one  vehicle  to  another, 
nor  shall  machine  numbers  be  loaned  from  one  person  to  an- 
other, nor  shall  fictitious  numbers  be  used,  provided,  that  noth- 
ing herein  shall  be  construed  to  prohibit  any  dealer  in  auto- 
mobiles duly  licensed  as  such  in  the  District  of  Columbia  from 
purchasing  and  having  issued  to  him  and  at  the  price  stated 
herein  one  or  more  registration  tags,  as  may  be  necessary  to  his 
said  business,  and  applying  the  same  temporarily  to  such  auto- 
mobiles as  may  be  held  by  him  for  sale  or  for  demonstrating 
purposes. 

Motor  vehicles  brought  into  the  District  of  Columbia  by 
tourists  or  other  non-residents,  for  their  use  during  a transient 
sojourn  only  in  said  District,  and  who,  with  respect  to  such 
vehicles  have  complied  with  the  law  requiring  the  registration 
of  owners  or  operators  of  such  motor  vehicles  in  the  State  or 
Territory  or  foreign  country  of  their  residence,  and  where  the 
registration  number  showing  the  identity  of  such  State  or  Ter- 
ritory or  foreign  country  is  displayed  on  such  vehicles,  shall  be 
exempt  from  the  police  regulations  requiring  the  registration 
of  and  placing  of  numbers  on  motor  vehicles  to  such  extent  as 
under  the  laws  of  such  State,  Territory  or  foreign  country 
where  such  an  automobile  is  registered,  like  exemptions  and 
privileges  are  granted  to  motor  vehicles  duly  registered  under 
the  laws  of  the  District  of  Columbia  and  owned  or  operated 
by  residents  thereof.  Upon  such  vehicles  not  more  than  three 
registration  numbers,  including  the  registration  number  of  the 
State,  Territory  or  foreign  country  of  which  the  owner  or  oper- 
ator is  a resident,  shall  be  displayed. 

SEC.  3.  Each  vehicle  to  which  these  regulations  refer  shall 
be  equipped  with  at  least  two  suitable  lamps,  to  be  approved 
by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  such  lamps 
to  be  carried  at  the  front  of  the  vehicle,  one  on  each  side,  so  as 
to  show  a white  light  visible  for  a distance  of  two  hundred 
! feet. 

There  shall  also  be  a lamp  attached  to  the  left  side  of  the 


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rear  of  such  vehicle,  so  as  to  throw  a white  light  upon,  and  thus 
make  plainly  visible  the  machine  number,  and  to  show  a red 
light  to  the  rear.  The  said  lamps  shall  be  kept  brightly  burn- 
ing from  one-half  hour  after  sunset  as  long  as  the  vehicle  is 
used  at  night;  Provided,  That  the  provisions  of  this  section 
shall  not  apply  to  bicycles,  tricycles  nor  motor  cycles. 

SEC.  4.  Each  vehicle  to  which  these  regulations  refer  shall 
be  provided  with  a lock  suitable  to  lock  the  starting  lever, 
throttle,  or  switch  by  which  the  vehicle  is  set  in  motion,  and 
no  person  shall  allow  any  motor  vehicle  operated  by  him,  or  by 
her,  to  stand  or  remain  unattended  on  any  of  the  streets,  ave- 
nues, roads,  alleys,  highways,  parks,  parkways,  or  other  public 
places,  without  having  first  locked  the  lever,  throttle,  or  switch 
by  which  the  vehicle  may  be  started. 

SEC.  5.  That  no  person  shall  locate,  conduct,  or  .operate  a 
motor  vehicle  of  any  kind  whatsoever,  at  or  about  any  depot, 
church,  theater,  hotel,  reception  or  other  place  where  the  public 
may  congregate,  or  within  the  limits  of  Rock  Creek  Park  or 
Potomac  Park,  or  in  or  upon  any  street,  avenue,  or  public  high- 
way of  the  District  of  Columbia,  which  emits  from  the  exhaust 
or  muffler  of  said  motor  vehicle  any  prolonged  and  dense  or 
prolonged  and  offensive  quantities  of  smoke,  gases  or  disagreea- 
ble odors. 

The  prolonged  emission  of  any  dense,  or  offensive  smoke,  or 
gas  from  any  building,  stable,  garage,  or  premises  in  any  built- 
up  section  of  the  District  of  Columbia  wherein  any  motor 
vehicle  may  be  placed,  kept  or  stored  is  hereby  prohibited. 

SEC.  6.  That  every  motor  vehicle  of  whatsoever  kind,  oper- 
ated in  the  District  of  Columbia,  shall  be  provided  with  a 
muffler  to  be  so  complete  in  construction  as  to  prevent  any  un- 
necessary, intense  or  prolonged  noise  in  the  operation  or  man- 
agement of  said  motor  vehicle,  or  the  machinery  in  connection 
therewith,  and  said  muffler  shall  not  be  cut  out,  or  put  out  of 
operation,  in  any  park  or  public  grounds,  nor  in  any  built-up 
section  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  nor  where  horses  are  pres- 
ent, nor  for  the  purpose  of  warning  others  of  the  approach  of 
the  motor  vehicle.  The  operator  of  every  motor  vehicle  in  the 
District  of  Columbia  shall  close  down  the  motor  of  such  vehicle 


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when  the  vehicle  is  in  any  park,  or  upon  any  public  street,  or 
public  alley,  and  not  in  motion,  provided  said  operator  leaves 
his  vehicle,  and  any  extraordinary,  intense  or  prolonged  noise 
in  any  park,  or  upon  any  public  street,  or  public  alley,  incident 
to  the  starting,  moving  or  adjusting  the  machinery  of  such 
vehicle  shall  be  a violation  of  this  section. 

Every  adjustment,  repair,  use  or  operation  of  any  motor 
vehicle  on  or  about  any  building,  stable,  garage  or  premises  in 
! any  built-up  section  of  the  District  of  Columbia  so  as  to  cause, 
permit  or  allow  any  intense,  extraordinary  or  prolonged  noise 
to  be  emitted  from  any  such  building,  stable,  garage  or  prem- 
|[  ises,  shall  be  a violation  of  this  section. 

i SEC.  7.  No  person  shall  operate  a motor  vehicle  recklessly, 
or  while  under  the  influence  of  intoxicants,  or  so  as  to  injure 
j the  life  or  safety  of  any  person,  nor,  after  causing  injury  to 
persons  or  property,  go  on  or  away,  without  reasonable  excuse 
therefor,  without  making  himself,  or  herself,  known. 

SEC.  8.  Each  person  shall  exhibit  his  or  her  permit  to  any 
police  officer  or  to  any  member  of  the  above-mentioned  Board  of 
Examiners,  when  demand  for  such  exhibit  is  made. 

SEC.  9.  The  Board  of  Examiners  of  Steam  Engineers,  and 
the  Permit  Clerk  are  hereby  appointed  “the  Automobile 
Board,  ’ ’ and  such  Board  or  any  member  thereof,  shall  consider 
applications  from  persons  who  desire  to  operate  motor  vehicles 
i of  any  kind,  except  railroad  locomotives  and  electric  railroad 
cars,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  said  Board  or  any  mem- 
ber thereof,  shall  after  due  examination,  make  report  to  the 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  or  an  assistant  to 
the  Engineer  Commissioner  acting  under  their  supervision,  as 
to  the  competency  or  incompetency  of  each  such  applicant. 

* The  Secretary  of  the  Automobile  Board  is  hereby  designated 
as  the  official  to  issue  the  permits  when  such  applications  have 
received  the  approval  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of 
Columbia  or  an  assistant  to  the  Engineer  Commissioner  acting 
under  their  supervision. 

, SEC.  10.  Any  person  attempting  to  operate  or  operating 
any  vehicle  covered  by  the  provisions  of  these  regulations  on 
any  of  the  streets,  avenues,  roads,  alleys,  highways,  parks,  park- 


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ways,  or  other  public  places  within  the  District  of  Columbia, 
without  first  obtaining  a permit  to  do  so,  or  who  shall  otherwise 
violate  any  of  the  provisions  or  requirements  of  these  regula- 
tions, shall  be  punished,  on  conviction  thereof,  by  a fine  of  not 
less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  forty  dollars  for  each  and 
every  violation. 

Article  XXVII. 

POTOMAC  WATER. 

SEC.  1.  If  any  person  shall  tap  or  cause  to  be  tapped  or 
assist  in  tapping  any  water-main,  water  pipe  or  private  con- 
nection in  such  main  or  pipe  of  the  system  of  water  supply  in 
the  District  of  Columbia,  for  any  purpose,  without  the  written 
permission  of  the  Water  Registrar,  he  shall  be  fined  not  less 
than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dollars  for  each  offense,  and 
be  liable,  in  addition,  to  the  penalty  imposed  by  the  fifth  sec- 
tion of  the  Act  of  Congress  approved  March  third,  eighteen 
hundred  and  fifty-nine. 

SEC.  2.  If  any  person  shall  open  or  cause  to  be  opened  or 
assist  in  opening  any  fire  plug  under  the  control  of  the  Com- 
missioners of  the  District  of  Columbia,  except  in  the  case  of 
actual  fire  in  the  vicinity  of  such  fire  plug,  or  remove  the  cover 
from  or  break  or  in  any  other  manner  injure  any  valve-box, 
stop-cock  box,  or  turn  on  or  off  the  supply  of  water  by  means 
of  the  said  valve  on  the  main  or  stop-cock  on  the  service  pipe 
or  in  any  other  manner,  without  the  authority  of  the  Water 
Registrar,  he  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more 
than  forty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

SEC.  3.  That  in  cases  where  Potomac  water  is  needed  for 
construction  purposes  and,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Superintendent 
of  the  Water  Department,  the  character  of  the  work  of  con- 
struction does  not  justify  the  use  of  a temporary  service  con- 
nection, a permit  will  be  issued  for  the  use  of  fire  hydrants  on 
the  following  conditions: 

(a)  The  permit  shall  be  good  only  during  the  calendar 
month  for  which  it  is  issued. 

(b)  That  a charge  of  75  cents  per  day  will  be  made  to 


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cover  the  cost  of  the  water  used  and  the  necessary  extra  in- 
spection of  the  hydrant;  this  charge  to  run  continuously  for 
each  calendar  day,  or  part  of  day,  until  the  permit  is  surren- 
dered to  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department,  or  until 
the  expiration  of  the  calendar  month  of  issue. 

(c)  That  the  person  to  whom  the  permit  is  issued  shall  keep 
the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department  advised  as  to  the 
localities  where  work  is  in  progress. 

(d)  That  this  permit  shall  be  good  only  for  the  use  of  the 
low  pressure  type  of  hydrants,  and  not  for  the  high  pressure 
type  in  the  downtown  business  section.  In  the  latter  section  the 

J permit  would  apply  to  the  large  pavement  washers  installed  by 
the  Water  Department. 

(e)  Failure  to  comply  with  any  of  the  conditions  of  the 
permit  will  result  in  its  revocation.  In  case  of  such  revocation 

I the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department  is  authorized  to 
assign  an  employe  of  that  department  to  operate  a fire  hydrant 
at  such  point  as  water  may  be  needed  and  to  charge  for  this 
service  at  the  rate  of  $1.75  per  day  for  eight  hours  in  addition 
to  the  charge  for  the  water  used. 

SEC.  4.  If  any  person  shall  obstruct  the  access  to  any  fire 
plug  or  any  valve  or  stop-cock  connected  with  the  water-mains 
or  service  pipe  by  placing  any  material  upon  or  adjacent  there- 
to, or  in  any  other  manner,  or  shall  permit  the  access  thereto 
■ to  be  in  any  manner  obstructed  by  those  in  his  employ,  he  shall 
be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  thirty  dollars 
for  each  offense,  and  shall  also  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar 
nor  more  than  forty  dollars  for  every  day  such  access  shall  so 
continue  obstructed  after  notice  from  the  Water  Registrar,  or 
Jiis  duly  authorized  agent,  to  remove  the  said  obstruction. 

SEC.  5.  If  any  occupant  of  premises  into  which  water  has 
been  introduced  shall  permit  the  same  to  run  or  waste  unneces- 
sarily from  any  water  pipe,  hydrant,  jet,  cock,  street  washer 
or  other  fixture;  or  to  overflow  or  flood  the  sidewalk  or  foot 
pavement,  and  thus  become  annoying  or  dangerous  to  foot  pas- 
sengers; or  to  flow  from  his  fountain  into  adjacent  premises 
and  there  be  used,  or  be  taken  from  or  used  by  any  person 
other  than  said  occupant  or  a member  or  a visitor  of  his  fam- 


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ily,  except  in  case  of  fire;  or  if  any  water  pipe,  hydrant,  jet, 
cock,  street  washer  or  other  fixture  be  found  leaking  or  out  of 
repair,  and  said  occupant,  owner  or  agent  of  the  premises  shall 
refuse  or  neglect  to  have  the  necessary  repairs  made  without  de- 
lay; or  refuse  admission  to  the  Water  Registrar,  or  his  author- 
ized agent,  into  the  premises  when  in  the  official  discharge  of 
his  duty,  the  Water  Registrar  shall  stop  the  supply  of  water  to 
said  premises  until  arrangements  satisfactory  to  him  have  been 
made  to  prevent  such  waste  or  such  unlawful  use ; and  in  addi- 
tion the  person  so  offending  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  one  nor  more  than  forty  dollars  for  each  and  every  such 
offense. 

SEC.  6.  If  any  person,  other  than  the  occupant  of  premises 
or  a member  of  his  family  or  household  shall  take  from  such 
premises,  without  the  written  authority  of  the  water  registrar, 
the  Potomac  water  supplied  for  the  use  of  such  premises,  h© 
ehall  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dol- 
lars for  each  offense. 

SEC.  7.  Any  person  who  shall  use  any  exterior  fountain, 
street  washer  or  hose  connection  of  any  kind  in  the  District  of 
Columbia  at  any  other  time  than  between  the  hours  of  five 
o’clock  and  eight  o’clock  P.  M.  and  five  o’clock  and  eight 
o ’clock  A.  M.  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than 
one  dollar  nor  more  than  ten  dollars  for  each  and  every  such 
offense;  Provided,  That  the  use  of  Potomac  water  for  lawn 
sprinkling  be  permitted  without  restriction  as  to  time,  and  that 
there  shall  be  no  restriction  of  the  hours  when  such  use  shall 
be  permitted. 

SEC.  8.  If  any  person  shall  wilfully  or  maliciously  break, 
injure,  deface,  or  destroy  any  water-main,  bend,  branch,  sleeve- 
cap,  valve,  hydrant,  jet,  fountain,  street -washer,  fire-plug,  serv- 
ice pipe,  stop-cock  box,  plate,  or  covering  or  any  other  fixture 
or  thing  used  or  connected  with  the  distribution  of  water 
throughout  the  avenues,  streets,  or  alleys  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  or  for  its  introduction  into  any  house  or  tenement 
or  building  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  such'  person  so  offend- 
ing shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty 
dollars  for  each  and  every  such  offense. 


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145 


SEC.  9.  JTt  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  all  police  officers  to 
report  in  writing  or  otherwise  to  the  water  registrar  all  leaks 
or  breaks  in  the  water  mains,  service  pipes,  fire-plug  hydrants 
and  street  washers ; all  valves,  stop-cocks  and  street  washers 
without  proper  or  secure  covers  or  plates;  or  all  openings  made 
in  the  avenues,  streets  or  alleys  for  repairing,  renewing  or  lay- 
ing down  service  pipes,  and  the  name  of  the  person  doing  the 
work;  to  attend  all  fires,  assist  in  opening  all  fire-plugs,  hy- 
drants, and  see  that  they  are  properly  and  securely  closed  when 
no  longer  in  use;  report  the  number  and  location  of  the  build- 
ing destroyed;  if  supplied  with  water;  the  discharge  from  the 
fire-plug  hydrants  during  the  fire,  whether  free  or  obstructed; 
and  generally  all  violations  of  this  and  other  water  ordinances; 
and  communicate  such  further  information  as  in  their  judgment 
may  be  lawful  or  important. 

SEC.  10.  Any  person  who  violates  any  provision  of  this 
Article  for.  which  no  other  penalty  is  provided,  shall  be  fined 
not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  forty  dollars. 


Article  XXVIII. 

AUCTIONEERS. 

SEC.  1.  No  person,  firm,  or  corporation  shall  offer  for  sale 
or  sell  real  or  personal  property  at  public  auction  in  the  Dis- 
! trict  of  Columbia,  unless  such  sale  be  conducted  by  a licensed 
auctioneer;  Provided,  however,  that  wholesale  dealers  in  per- 
ishable goods  used  for  food  may,  in  order  to  avoid  loss  from 
deterioration  or  decay,  sell  the  same,  if  their  own  property,  to 
the  highest  bidders,  without  procuring  auctioneers * licenses  and 
without  employing  licensed  auctioneers,  but  no  dealer  shall  re- 
sort to  such  sales  oftener  than  three  times  a week. 

SEC.  2.  Application  for  a license  as  auctioneer  shall  be 
made  in  writing  to  the  Assessor  for  the  District  of  Columbia, 
and  shall  specify  by  name  the  person  by  whom  the  license  is 
desired,  the  location  of  his  place  of  business,  the  length  of  his 
residence  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  his  experience  as  an 
auctioneer  in  the  District  of  Columbia  or  elsewhere,  if  any. 

SEC.  3.  Every  such  application  shall  be  referred  by  the 


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ARTICLE  XXVIII. 


Assessor  for  the  District  of  Columbia  to  the  Superintendent  of 
Police  for  his  report  and  recommendation. 

SEC.  4.  Every  licensed  auctioneer  shall  give  bond  to  the 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  in  the  sum  of  $5,000 
with  two  good  and  sufficient  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the 
Commissioners,  for  the  honest  and  due  performance  of  all  duties 
required  by  law. 

SEC.  5.  No  person,  firm,  or  corporation  offering  for  sale 
or  selling  any  real  or  personal  property  at  public  auction  in 
the  District  of  Columbia  shall,  directly  or  indirectly,  employ 
any  person  or  persons  for  the  purpose  of  puffing  or  bidding 
up  the  price  of  the  property  to  be  sold  with  no  intention  of  pur- 
chasing the  same,  but  with  the  intention  of  raising  the  price 
upon  bona  fide  bidders ; nor  shall  such  person,  firm,  or  corpora- 
tion, directly  or  indirectly,  employ  any  person  or  persons  known 
as  1 ‘ encouragers, * ’ who,  not  being  the  criers  of  such  property, 
but  pretending  to  be  bona  fide  bidders,  endeavor  to  induce 
bona  fide  bidders  to  purchase  any  of  the  property  so  offered  at 
auction.  No  licensed  auctioneers  shall  conduct  an  auction  sale 
for  any  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  knowing  that  such  person, 
firm,  or  corporation,  directly  or  indirectly,  employs  “puffers” 
or  <c  encouragers  ’ 1 in  violation  of  this  Article. 

SEC.  6.  No  licensed  auctioneer  shall  sell  at  public  auction 
after  6:30  P.  M.  any  jewelry,  diamonds,  watches,  gold  or  silver- 
ware, or  gold  or  silver  plated  ware. 

SEC.  7.  No  auctioneer  in  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  em- 
ploy any  person  to  assist  him  in  actually  crying  a sale  unless 
such  person  shall  have  been  granted  a permit  in  writing,  to  act 
as  an  assistant  auctioneer  by  the  Assessor  of  the  District  of 
Columbia.  Any  person  desiring  a permit  as  assistant  auctioneer, 
shall  make  application  therefor  in  writing  to  the  Assessor  of 
the  District  of  Columbia,  which  application  shall  contain  a 
certificate  signed  by  three  citizens  of  the  District  of  Columbia 
of  good  repute,  that  the  applicant  is  of  good  moral  character 
and  qualified  to  act  as  assistant  auctioneer.  The  Assessor  shall 
keep  a list  of  all  persons  to  whom  permits  shall  be  issued  as 
assistant  auctioneers,  and  no  person  shall  act  as  assistant  auc- 
tioneer who  shall  not  have  been  authorized  by  the  Assessor  un- 


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der  a written  permit,  which  permit  may  be  revoked  at  any  time 
by  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia.  Any  auc- 
tioneer employing  any  such  assistant  auctioneer  shall  be  re- 
sponsible for  all  of  his  acts  in  crying  any  auction  sale  and  any 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  Article  by  such  assistant  auc- 
tioneer while  acting  as  such  assistant  shall  also  be  considered 
a violation  by  the  auctioneer  whom  he  is  assisting. 

SEC.  8.  Any  person,  firm,  or  corporation  violating  any  pro- 
vision of  this  article  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  pun- 
ished by  a fine  of  not  less  than  $10.00  nor  more  than  $45.00 
for  each  offense. 

SEC.  9.  The  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  may, 
in  their  discretion,  cancel  the  license  of  any  licensed  auctioneer 
convicted  of  violating  any  provision  of  this  Article. 

SEC.  10.  A license  may  be  refused  any  person  who  has  been 
! convicted  of  a violation  of  any  provision  of  this  Article. 

Article  XXIX. 

REGULATIONS  FOR  ROCK  CREEK  PARK. 

The  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  and  the  Chief 
of  Engineers  of  the  United  States  Army,  by  virtue  of  the 
authority  vested  in  them  by  the  Act  of  Congress  approved  Sep- 
tember 27,  1890,  do  hereby  make  and  publish  the  following 
regulations  in  regard  to  the  use  of  roads,  paths,  and  bridges, 
etc.,  by  the  public  in  Rock  Creek  Park,  and  the  preservation 
from  injury  or  spoilation  of  the  timber,  and  animals  and  curi- 
osities therein,  and  their  retention  in  their  natural  condition : 

SEC.  1.  No  person  shall  drive  or  ride  on  any  other  part  of 
, the  Park  than  the  roads  or  bridle  paths. 

No  vehicle  shall  be  permitted  to  use  bridle  paths,  and  no  horse 
shall  be  permitted  upon  foot-paths. 

SEC.  2.  No  person  shall  ride  or  drive  within  the  Park  at  a 
greater  rate  of  speed  than  12  miles  an  hour.  Bicycles  and 
automobiles  shall  not  exceed  this  rate.  No  automobile  or  motor 
vehicle  seating  more  than  eight  persons,  and  no  heavy  vehicle 
or  heavily  loaded  vehicle  will  be  permitted  on  the  roadways  of 
Rock  Creek  Park. 


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ARTICLE  XXIX. 


Provided  that  automobiles  or  motor  vehicles  of  an  approved 
type  carrying  not  to  exceed  twelve  passengers  will  be  permitted 
on  said  roadways  upon  special  permit  from  the  Secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Control  of  said  Park. 

SEC.  3.  No  dog  will  be  allowed  in  that  portion  of  Rock 
Creek  Park  lying  south  of  Military  road,  unless  such  dog  is 
in  leash.  No  dog  will  be  allowed  in  any  portion  of  Rock  Creek 
Park,  unless  such  dog  is  in  leash. 

SEC.  4.  Within  the  limits  of  the  Park  all  persons  are  for- 
bidden : 

(a)  To  carry  or  discharge  fire-arms,  fire-crackers,  rockets, 
torpedoes  or  other  fireworks. 

(b)  To  turn  in  or  let  loose  any  dogs,  cattle,  horses,  or  other 
animals,  and  whenever  dogs,  cattle,  horses,  or  other  animals 
turned  in  and  let  loose  as  aforesaid  shall  be  found  therein  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  any  officer  in  said  park  to  impound  all 
such  cattle,  and  every  such  dog,  horse  or  other  animal,  and  to 
forthwith  notify  the  Poundmaster  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

(c)  To  cut,  break,  or  in  any  way  injure  or  deface  any  trees, 
shrubs,  plants,  buildings,  bridges,  monuments,  structures,  rocks, 
fences,  benches,  or  other  apparatus  or  property  thereof,  or  to 
write  upon  the  same,  or  to  affix  thereto  any  bill,  notice  or  other 
paper,  or  to  have  in  their  possession  while  in  the  Park  any  tree, 
shrub,  plant  or  any  part  thereof. 

(d)  To  cut  or  remove  any  wood,  turf,  grass,  soil,  sand, 
gravel,  or  rock. 

(e)  To  bathe  in  or  pollute  the  water  of  any  spring,  stream, 
lake  or  pool. 

(f)  To  make  or  kindle  a fire  of  any  kind. 

(g)  To  expose  for  sale  or  sell  any  article  without  the  writ- 
ten permission  of  the  Board  of  Control. 

(h)  To  chase,  snare,  catch,  injure,  destroy  or  maltreat  any 
rabbit,  quail,  fish,  birds,  or  any  animals,  either  wild  or  domesti- 
cated. 

(i)  To  camp,  lodge,  or  tarry  over  night. 

(j)  To  hitch  or  fasten  any  horse  or  other  animal  except  at 
such  places  as  shall  be  provided  for  that  purpose. 

(k)  To  gather,  meet,  or  assemble  by  advertisement  for  any 


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149 


purpose,  except  that  any  large  assembly  or  organization  which 
is  desirous  of  resorting  to  the  grounds  of  the  Park  for  the  pur- 
pose of  picnicing  or  other  like  purpose  may  do  so  after  receiv- 
ing a written  permission  therefor  from  the'  Board  of  Control. 

SEC.  5.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  the 
foregoing  regulations  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  police 
court,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than 
fifty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

SEC.  6.  Whenever  or  wherever  applicable  and  not  incon- 
sistent with  the  foregoing,  the  various  police  regulations  of  the 
District  of  Columbia  are  to  be  strictly  observed  within  the  lim- 
its of  the  Park,  as  elsewhere  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and 
the  same  are  hereby  referred  to  and  made  a supplementary  part 
of  these  regulations,  for  the  purpose  herein  named. 


Article  XXX. 

HIRING  OF  BOATS. 

By  virtue  of  the  authority  granted  to  the  Commissioners  of 
the  District  of  Columbia  by  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March 
3,  1899,  relative  to  the  control  of  wharf  property  and  certain 
public  spaces  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  the  following  regula- 
tion is  hereby  made: 

SEC.  1.  No  person  owning,  leasing,  or  controlling  any 
wharves,  piers,  bulkheads,  or  structures  thereon,  or  waters  adja- 
cent thereto,  or  any  basins,  slips,  docks,  water  fronts,  land  un- 
der water,  or  structures  on  any  such  places,  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  nor  any  agent  or  employe  of  such  person,  shall  rent, 
lease  or  hire  to  any  person  sixteen  years  of  age,  or  under,  any 
boat  of  any  description  whatever.  Any  person  violating  the 
^provisions  of  the  foregoing  regulation  shall,  on  conviction  there- 
of in  the  Police  Court,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than 
five  ($5.00)  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50.00)  dollars,  for 
each  offense. 


Article  XXXI. 

OBSCENE  POSTERS  AND  PLACARDS. 

SEC.  1.  That  hereafter  no  posters  or  placards  shall  be 


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publicly  displayed  or  exhibited  which  are  lewd,  indecent  or  vul- 
gar or  which  pictorially  represent  the  commission  of  or  the  at- 
tempt to  commit  any  crime.  Every  person  who  shall  display 
or  exhibit  or  cause  to  be  displayed  or  exhibited  any  such  poster 
or  placard  in  violation  of  this  regulation  shall  be  liable  to  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty  dollars. 
Each  day  or  part  of  a day  that  any  such  poster  or  placard  re- 
mains so  displayed  or  exhibited  after  conviction  under  this 
regulation  shall  be  deemed  a separate  offense. 

Article  XXXIa. 

TRESPASS  ON  RAILROAD  RIGHT  OF  WAY. 

SEC.  1.  No  unauthorized  person  shall  loiter,  walk,  ride, 
drive,  or  otherwise  trespass  upon  the  tracks ; or  upon  the  bridges 
or  elevated  or  depressed  structures  carrying  tracks;  or  upon 
locomotives  or  cars  operated  on  tracks;  or  in  tunnels  designed 
or  used  solely  for  the  accommodation  of  tracks  of  any  steam 
railroad  company  operating  in  the  District  of  Columbia. 

SEC.  2.  Any  person  violating  any  provisions  of  this  Article 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less 
than  five  nor  more  than  forty  dollars  for  each  offense,  or  by 
imprisonment  for  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  or  both,  at  the 
discretion  of  the  court. 

Article  XXXII. 

GENERAL. 

SEC.  1.  In  all  cases  in  which  any  provision  of  the  foregoing 
regulations  forbids  the  doing  of  any  act  without  a permit  from 
a certain  designated  official  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  such 
official  is  hereby  given  the  authority  to  issue  such  permit  with- 
out further  specific  grant  of  authority. 

SEC.  2.  Beggars,  book  canvassers,  peddlers,  solicitors  for 
subscriptions  and  collectors  of  private  debts  of  any  kind  shall 
not  be  permitted  to  practice  their  vocation  in  the  District  or 
Municipal  Building,  except  by  special  authority  in  writing  from 
the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia.  Any  person 


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violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  upon  con- 
viction thereof,  be  fined  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars. 

SEC.  3.  For  the  purposes  of  these  regulations  the  word 
“person”  signifies  and  includes  firms,  corporations  and  com- 
panies; and  words  of  one  number  signify  and  include  persons 
and  things  of  both  numbers,  respectively;  and  words  of  one 
gender  signify  and  include  persons  and  animals  of  both  the 
masculine  and  feminine  genders ; and,  except  when  inconsistent 
with  the  manifest  intent  and  meaning  of  these  regulations,  the 
word  1 ‘ street  ’ 1 signifies  each  and  every  place  or  space  men- 
tioned in  Section  1 of  Article  IX  of  these  regulations, 
j SEC.  4.  Any  person,  corporation,  principal,  agent,  servant, 
or  employe  who  shall  violate  any  provision  of  any  regulation, 
i now  or  hereafter  made,  or  any  amendment  thereof,  or  who  shall 
I refuse  or  neglect  to  obey,  fulfill  or  comply  with  any  of  said 
provisions,  or  any  amendment  now  or  hereafter  made  for  which 
violation,  refusal  Or  neglect  no  penalty  other  than  by  this  sec- 
tion or  .any  amendment  thereof  has  been  or  shall  be  prescribed 
shall,  on  conviction  of  such  violation,  refusal  or  neglect  be  pun- 
ished by  a fine  therefor  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more 
than  forty  dollars. 

OLIVER  P.  NEWMAN, 
LOUIS  BROWNLOW, 
CHARLES  W.  KUTZ, 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 


Laws  of  Congress  Germane 
To  Police  Regulations 

Carrying  or  Selling  of  Deadly  or  Dangerous  Weapons 
Within  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  for  Other  Pur- 
poses. 

It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  within  the 
District  of  Columbia  to  have  concealed  about  their  person  any 
deadly  or  dangerous  weapons,  such  as  daggers,  air-guns,  pistols, 
bowie-knives,  dirk  knives  or  dirks,  blackjacks,  razors,  razor 
blades,  swords  canes,  slung  shot,  brass  or  other  metal  knuckles. 

SEC.  2.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons within  the  District  of  Columbia  to  carry  openly  any  such 
weapons  as  hereinbefore  described  with  intent  to  unlawfully 
use  the  same,  and  any  person  or  persons  violating  either  of 
tnese  sections  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and 
upon  conviction  thereof  shall,  for  the  first  offense,  forfeit  and 
pay  a fine  or  penalty  of  not  less  than  fifty  dollars  nor  more 
than  five  hundred  dollars,  of  which  one-half  shall  be  paid  to 
any  one  giving  information  leading  to  such  conviction,  or  be 
imprisoned  in  the  jail  of  the  District  of  Columbia  not  exceeding 
six  months,  or  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  court;  Provided,  That  the  officers,  non-commis- 
sioned officers  and  privates  of  the  United  States  Army,  Navy, 
or  Marine  Corps,  or  of  any  regularly  organized  militia  com- 
pany, police  officers,  officers  guarding  prisoners,  officials  of  the 
United  States  or  the  District  of  Columbia  engaged  in  the  execu- 
tion of  the  laws  for  the  protection  of  persons  or  property,  when 
any  such  persons  are  on  duty,  shall  not  be  liable  for  carrying 
necessary  arms  for  use  in  performance  of  their  duty ; Provided, 


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rther,  that  nothing  contained  in  the  first  or  second  sections 
? this  Act  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  any  person  from 
seping  or  carrying  about  his  place  of  business,  dwelling  house 

• premises  any  such  dangerous  or  deadly  weapons,  or  from 
Trying  the  same  from  place  of  purchase  to  his  dwelling  house 

* place  of  business,  or  from  his  dwelling  house  or  place  of 
rsiness  to  any  place  where  repairing  is  done,  to  have  the  same 
(paired,  and  back  again;  Provided,  further,  That  nothing  con- 
lined  in  the  first  or  second  sections  of  this  Act  shall  be  so 
mstrued  as  to  apply  to  any  person  who  shall  have  been  granted 
written  permit  to  carry  such  weapon  or  weapons  by  any  judge 

If  the  police  court  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  authority 

hereby  given  to  any  such  judge  to  grant  such  permit  for  a 
eriod  of  not  more  than  one  month  at  any  one  time,  upon  satis- 
jictory  proof  to  him  of  the  necessity  for  the  granting  thereof; 

: nd,  further,  upon  the  filing  with  such  judge  of  a bond,  with 
ireties  to  be  approved  by  said  judge,  by  the  applicant  for  such 
ermit,  conditioned  to  the  United  States  in  such  penal  sum  as 
lid  judge  shall  require  for  the  keeping  of  the  peace,  save  in 
I le  case  of  necessary  self-defense  by  such  applicant  during  the 
ontinuance  of  said  permit,  which  bond  shall  be  put  in  suit  by 
he  United  States  for  its  benefit  upon  any  breaeh  of  such  con- 
ition. 

SEC.  3.  That  for  the  second  violation  of  the  provisions  of 
i ither  of  the  preceding  sections  the  person  or  persons  offending 
hall  be  proceeded  against  by  indictment  in  the  Supreme  Court 
f the  District  of  Columbia,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall 
»e  imprisoned  in  the  penitentiary  for  not  more  than  three  years. 

; SEC.  4.  That  all  such  weapons  as  hereinbefore  described 
rtiich  may  be  taken  from  any  person  offending  against  any 
f the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall,  upon  conviction  of  such 
>erson,  be  disposed  of  as  may  be  ordered  by  the  judge  trying 
he  case,  and  the  record  shall  show  any  and  all  such  orders  re- 
ating  thereto  as  a part  of  the  judgment  in  the  case. 

Approved,  July  13,  1892.  (27  Stat.  116). 

SEC.  5.  That  any  person  or  persons  who  shall,  within  the 
district  of  Columbia,  sell,  barter,  hire,  lend  or  give  to  any 
>erson  under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  any  such  weapon  as 


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hereinbefore  described  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor, 
and,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  pay  a fine  of  not  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  jail  of  the 
District  of  Columbia  not  more  than  three  months. 

No  person  shall  engage  in  or  conduct  the  business  of  the 
kind  hereinbefore  named  without  having  previously  obtained 
from  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  a special 
license  authorizing  the  conduct  of  such  business  by  such  per- 
son; and  the  said  Commissic  tiers  are  hereby  authorized  to  grant 
such  license,  without  fee  therefor,  upon  the  filing  with  them  by 
the  applicant  therefor  of  a bond  with  sureties,  to  be  by  them 
approved,  conditioned  in  such  penal  sum  as  they  shall  fix,  to 
the  United  States  for  the  compliance  by  said  applicant  with  all 
the  provisions  of  this  section;  and  upon  any  breach  or  breaches 
of  said  condition  said  bond  shall  be  put  in  suit  by  said  United 
States  for  its  benefit,  and  said  Commissioners  may  revoke  said 
license.  Any  person  engaging  in  said  business  without  having 
previously  obtained  said  special  license  shall  be  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  sentenced  to 
pay  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  hundred  dollars  nor  more  than 
five  hundred  dollars,  and  in  default  of  the  payment  of  said  fine 
the  person  convicted  shall  be  imprisoned  in  the  workhouse  of 
the  District  of  Columbia  for  a period  of  not  more  than  six 
months. 

All  persons  whose  business  it  is  to  sell,  barter,  hire,  lend  or 
give  any  such  weapon  or  weapons,  shall  be,  and  they  are  here- 
by? required  to  keep  a written  register  of  the  name  and  resi- 
dence of  every  purchaser,  barterer,  hirer,  borrower  or  donee  of 
any  such  weapon  or  weapons,  together  with  a full  description 
of  said  weapon  or  weapons;  which  register  shall  be  subject  to 
the  inspection  of  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Metropoli- 
tan Police  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  other  person  by  him 
authorized  in  that  behalf ; and  further,  to  make  report  on  or 
before  the  first  Tuesday  in  each  and  every  month,  under  oath, 
to  said  Major  and  Superintendent,  of  all  such  sales,  barterings, 
hirings,  lendings  or  gifts  made  during  the  preceding  month, 
together  with  a full  description  of  said  weapon  or  weapons  and 
the  name  and  residence  of  every  purchaser,  barterer,  hirer, 


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Hrrower  or  donee  of  any  such  weapon  or  weapons. 

Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  refuse,  neglect  or  fail  to 
'3ep  said  register  as  hereinbefore  provided,  or  shall  refuse, 
eglect  or  fail  to  make  said  report  at  the  time  and  in  the 
iannef  provided  for  in  this  section,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of 
misdemeanor,  and  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  pay  a fine 
“f  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  in  default  of  the 
ayment  of  said  fine  the  person  convicted  shall  be  imprisoned 
1 the  workhouse  of  the  District  of  Columbia  for  a period  of 
ot  more  than  sixty  days,  and  the  Commissioners  of  said  Dis- 
;ict  may  revoke  said  license. 

And  one-half  of  every  fine  imposed  under  this  section  shall 
e paid  to  the  informer,  if  any,  whose  information  shall  have 
bd  to  the  conviction  of  the  person  paying  said  fine.  Approved, 
Hay  11,  1898.  (30  Stat.  405). 

The  Erection  of  Signs  and  Billposting. 

Paragraph  39.  That  billposters  and  persons  engaged  in  the 
business  of  painting  or  placing  signs  or  advertisements  on  land, 
buildings,  billboards,  fences,  or  other  structures  in  the  District 
•'  f Columbia  visible  from  a street  or  other  public  space  shall 
my  an  annual  tax  of  twenty  dollars  before  engaging  in  said 
>usiness.  No  person  shall  place,  exhibit,  maintain,  or  continue 
my  advertisement  or  poster  except  upon  such  land,  houses, 
mildings,  billboards,  fences,  or  other  structures  as  the  Commis- 
ioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  may,  in  their  discretion, 
authorize  in  writing  for  that  purpose.  The  said  written  author- 
ity shall  only  be  granted  in  resident  streets  upon  application 
nade  in  writing  and  signed  by  a majority  of  the  residents  on 
;he  side  of  the  square  in  which  said  display  is  to  be  made  and 
ilso  the  side  of  the  confronting  square;  Provided,  That  noth- 
ng  in  this  paragraph  shall  apply  to  persons  who  advertise  a 
business,  exhibition,  or  entertainment  on  the  premises  where  the 
iame  is  conducted,  nor  to  signs  relating  to  the  sale,  rent,  or 
ease  of  lands  when  the  sign  or  advertisement  is  on  the  land 
•eferred  to  in  said  sign  or  advertisement.  Any  person  violating 
my  of  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph  shall,  upon  conviction 


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thereof  in  the  police  court  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  be 
punished  by  a fine  of  not  more  than  two  hundred  dollars,  and 
after  conviction  of  any  such  violation  the  offender  shall  be 
liable  to  a further  fine  of  not  more  than  ten  dollars  for  each 
and  every  day  thereafter  that  said  violation  of  law  shall  con- 
tinue. (32  Stat.,  part  1,  627). 

Approved,  July  1,  1902. 

****** 

SEC.  21.  Fifth.  Billposters  shall  pay  twenty  dollars  an- 
nually. Every  person  whose  business  it  is  to  post  advertising 
bills  or  distribute  circulars  shall  be  regarded  as  a billposter; 
Provided,  That  no  license  shall  be  required  of  any  dealer  who 
may  post  or  distribute  advertisements  of  his  own  business.  Act 
Leg.  Assy.,  August  23,  1871. 

Note:  The  Corporation  Counsel  holds  that  this  law  is  still 

in  force. 

Real  Estate  Signs. 

SEC.  7.  That  hereafter  no  sign  or  advertisement  relating 
to  the  sale,  rent,  or  lease  of  land  or  premises  shall  be  located  on 
the  sidewalk  or  parking  of  any  street,  avenue,  or  road  in  the 
District  of  Columbia.  One  painted  or  printed  sign  or  advertise- 
ment for  the  sale,  rent,  or  lease  of  lands  or  premises  may,  with 
the  written  consent  of  the  owner  or  legal  representative  of  the 
owner,  be  placed,  by  any  one  of  not  exceeding  three  real  estate 
agents,  on  any  lot,  piece,  or  parcel  of  land  abutting  on  a street, 
avenue,  or  road  in  said  District,  or  attached  to  the  exterior  of 
any  building  fronting  thereon.  The  Commissioners  of  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  are  authorized  to  use  the  police  authority 
vested  in  them,  to  require  the  removal  of  any  sign  or  adver- 
tisement in  violation  of  this  provision,  and  to  institute  prosecu- 
tions, in  the  Police  Court  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  against 
persons  violating  the  provisions  hereof,  and  every  such  person, 
upon  conviction  of  such  violation,  shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of 
not  less  than  $5  nor  more  than  $25. 

D.  C.  Appropriation  Act,  approved  March  4,  1913.  (37  Stat., 

Pt.  1,  974). 


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An  Act  for  the  Preservation  of  the  Public  Peace  and  the 

Protection  of  Property  Within  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  it 
shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  destroy,  injure, 
disfigure,  cut,  chip,  break,  deface  or  cover,  or  rub  with  or  other- 
wise place  filth  or  excrement  of  any  kind  upon  any  property, 
public  or  private,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  any  public 
or  private  building,  statue,  monument,  office,  dwelling  or  struct- 
ure of  any  kind,  or  which  may  be  in  course  of  erection,  or  the 
doors,  windows,  steps,  railing,  fencing,  balconies,  balustrades, 
stairs,  porches  or  halls,  or  the  walls  or  sides,  or  the  walls  of 
any  enclosure  thereof;  or  to  write,  mark  or  paint  obscene  or 
indecent  words  or  language  thereon,  or  to  draw,  paint,  mark 
or  write  obscene  or  indecent  figures  representing  obscene  or 
indecent  objects;  or  to  write,  mark,  draw  or  paint  any  other 
word,  sign  or  figure  thereon,  without  the  consent  of  the  owner 
or  proprietor  thereof,  or,  in  case  of  public  property,  of  the 
person  having  charge,  custody  or  control  thereof,  under  a pen- 
alty of  not  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  and  every  such 
offense. 

SEC.  2.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  wilfully  or  wantonly  destroy,  injure,  disfigure,  cut,  chip, 
break,  deface,  or  cover  or  rub  with,  or  otherwise  place  filth  or 
excrement  of  any  kind  upon  any  property,  public  or  private,  in 
the  District  of  Columbia,  or  any  public  or  private  building, 
statue,  monument,  office,  dwelling,  or  structure  of  any  kind,  or 
which  may  be  in  course  of  erection,  or  the  doors,  windows, 
steps,  railing,  fencing,  balconies,  balustrades,  stairs,  porches,  or 
halls,  or  the  walls  or  sides,  or  the  walls  of  any  inclosure  there- 
of; or  to  write,  mark,  or  paint  obscene  or  indecent  words  or 
language  thereon,  or  to  draw,  paint,  mark  or  write  obscene  or 
indecent  figures  representing  obscene  or  indecent  objects;  or  to 
write,  mark,  draw  or  paint  any  other  word,  sign  or  figure  there- 
on, without  the  consent  of  the  owner  or  proprietor  thereof,  or, 
in  case  of  public  property,  of  the  person  having  charge,  cus- 


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tody  or  control  thereof,  under  penalty  of  a fine  not  to  exceed 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  six  months, 
or  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment.  (Sec.  2 is  an  amendment 
by  Act  approved  April  21,  1906). 

SEC.  3.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons within  the  District  of  Columbia  to  throw  any  stone  or 
other  missile  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  road  or  highway,  or 
open  space,  or  public  square,  or  inclosure;  or  to  throw  any 
stone  or  other  missile  from  any  place  into  any  street,  avenue  or 
road,  or  highway,  alley,  open  space,  public  square  or  inclosure, 
under  a penalty  of  not  more  than  five  dollars  for  every  such 
offense. 

SEC.  4.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  set  up  or  fly  any  kite,  or  set  up  or  fly  any  fire  balloon 
or  parachute  in  or  upon  or  over  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  open 
space,  public  enclosure  or  square  within  the  limits  of  the  cities 
of  Washington  and  Georgetown,  under  a penalty  of  not  more 
than  ten  dollars  for  each  and  every  such  offense. 

Amended  by  striking  out  sections  five  and  six  and  inserting  in 
lieu  thereof  the  following: 

SECS.  5 and  6.  ‘ 1 That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  per- 

son or  persons  within  the  District  of  Columbia  to  congregate 
and  assemble  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  road,  or  highway,  or 
in  or  around  any  public  building  or  enclosure,  or  any  park  or 
reservation,  or  at  the  entrance  of  any  private  building  or  in- 
closure, and  engage  in  loud  and  boisterous  talking  or  other  dis- 
orderly conduct,  or  to  insult  or  make  rude  or  obscene  gestures 
or  comments  or  observations  on  persons  passing  by,  or  in  their 
hearing,  or  to  crowd,  obstruct,  or  incommode  the  free  use  of 
any  such  street,  avenue,  alley,  road,  highway,  or  any  of  the  foot 
pavements  thereof,  or  the  free  entrance  into  any  public  or 
private  building  or  inclosure;  that  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for 
any  person  or  persons  to  curse,  swear,  of  to  make  use  of  any 
profane  language  or  indecent  or  obscene  words,  or  engage  in 
any  disorderly  conduct  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  road,  high- 
way, public  park  or  inclosure,  public  "Building,  church,  or  assem- 
bly room,  or  in  any  other  public  place,  or  in  any  place  where- 
from the  same  may  be  heard  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  road, 


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highway,  public  park  or  inclosure,  or  other  building,  or  in  any 
premises  other  than  those  where  the  offense  was  committed, 
under  a penalty  of  not  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each 
and  every  such  offense. 1 1 (Act  July  8,  1898). 

SEC.  7.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  prostitute  or 
lewd  woman  to  invite,  entice,  persuade  or  to  address  for  the 
purpose  of  inviting,  enticing  or  persuading  any  person  or  per- 
sons, in  or  upon  any  avenue,  street,  road,  highway,  open  space, 
alley,  public  square,  or  inclosure  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  to 
accompany,  go  with  or  follow  her  to  her  residence,  or  to  any 
other  house  or  building,  inclosure  or  other  place,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  prostitution,  under  a penalty,  if  the  person  so  invited, 
enticed  or  persuaded,  or  addressed  for  the  purpose  of  inviting, 
enticing  or  persuading  shall  be  an  adult,  of  not  more  than 
1 twenty -five  dollars,  for  each  and  every  such  offense,  and  if  the 
person  invited,  enticed  or  persuaded,  or  addressed  for  the  pur- 
pose of  inviting,  enticing  or  persuading  be  a minor,  under  a 
penalty  of  no  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  and  every  such 
offense.  And  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  prostitute  or 
woman  of  lewd  character  to  invite,  entice  or  persuade,  or  ad- 
dress for  the  purpose  of  inviting,  enticing  or  persuading  any 
person  or  persons  from  any  door,  window,  porch  or  portico  of 
any  house  or  building,  to  enter  any  house,  or  go  with,  accom- 
pany or  follow  her  to  any  place  whatever,  for  the  purpose  of 
prostitution,  under  the  like  penalty  herein  provided  for  the 
same  disorderly  conduct  in  the  streets,  avenues,  roads,  highways 
or  alleys,  public  squares,  open  places  or  inclosures. 

Amended  by  striking  out  the  eighth  section  and  inserting  in 
lieu  thereof  the  following: 

SEC.  8.  1 ‘ That  all  vagrants,  all  idle  and  disorderly  persons, 

persons  of  evil  life  or  evil  fame,  persons  who  have  no  visible 
means  of  support,  persons  repeatedly  drunk  in  or  about  any  of 
the  streets,  avenues,  alleys,  roads,  highways,  or  other  public 
places  within  the  District  of  Columbia,  persons  repeatedly 
loitering  in  or  around  tippling  houses,  all  suspicious  persons, 
all  public  prostitutes,'  and  all  persons  who  lead  a lewd  or 
lascivious  course  of  life,  shall  upon  conviction  thereof  be  fined 
not  to  exceed  forty  dollars,  or  shall  be  required  to  enter  into 


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security  for  their  good  behavior  for  a period  of  six  months. 
Said  security  shall  be  in  the  nature  of  a recognizance  to  the 
District  of  Columbia,  to  be  approved  by  the  court,  in  a penalty 
not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  conditioned  that  the  offender 
shall  not,  for  the  space  of  six  months,  repeat  the  offense  with 
which  he  or  she  is  charged  and  shall  in  other  respects  conduct 
themselves  properly./ 7 (Act  July  8,  1898). 

That  Section  nine  be  amended  by  inserting,  after  the  words 
' 1 ‘ public  square, 1 ’ where  it  occurs  the  second  time  in  said  sec- 
tion, the  words  “or,  public  or  private  building,”  So  that  said 
section  shall  read : 

SEC.  9.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  make  any  obscene  or  indecent  exposure  of  his  or  her 
person  or  their  persons  in  any  street,  avenue  or  alley,  road  or 
highway,  open  space,  public  square,  or  other  public  place  or 
inclosure,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  to  make  any  such 
obscene  or  indecent  exposure  of  person  in  any  dwelling  or  other 
building  or  other  place  wherefrom  the  same  may  be  seen  in  any 
street,  avenue,  alley,  road  or  highway,  open  space,  public 
square,  or  public  or  private  building  or  inclosure,  under  a pen- 
alty not  to  exceed  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  for  each  and 
every  such  offence.  That  the  taking  and  carrying  away  of  the 
property  of  another  in  the  District  of  Columbia  without  right  so 
to  do  shall  be  a misdemeanor,  punishable  by  a fine  not  to  ex- 
ceed one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  for  a term  not  to 
exceed  six  months,  or  both.  (Act  of  April  21,  1906). 

SEC.  10.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  entice,  induce,  urge  or  cause  any  dogs  to  engage  in  a 
fight  in  any  street,  alley,  road  or  highway,  open  space  or  public 
square  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  to  urge,  entice  or  cause 
such  dogs  to  continue  or  prolong  such  fight,  under  a penalty 
pf  not  more  than  five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense;  and 
any  person  or  persons  who  shall  induce  or  cause  any  animal 
of  the  dog  kind  to  run  after,  bark  at,  frighten  or  bite  any  per- 
son, horse  or  horses,  cows,  cattle  of  any*  kind,  or  other  animals 
lawfully  passing  along  or  standing  in  or  on  any  street,  avenue, 
road,  or  highway,  or  alley  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  shall 


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forfeit  and  pay  for  every  such  offense  a sum  not  exceeding 
five  dollars. 

SEC.  11.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  molest  or  disturb  any  congregation  engaged  in  any 
religious  exercise  or  proceedings  in  any  church  or  place  of 
worship  in  the  District  of  Columbia ; and  it  shall  be  lawful  for 
any  of  the  authorities  of  said  churches  to  arrest  or  cause  to  be 
arrested  any  person  or  persons  so  offending,  and  take  him,  her 
or  them  to  the  nearest  police  station  to  be  there  held  for  trial; 
and  any  person  or  persons  violating  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 
tion shall  forfeit  and  pay  a fine  of  not  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars  for  every  such  offense. 

SEC,  13.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  girdle,  break,  wound,  destroy  or  in  any  manner  injure 
any  of  the  trees  now  growing  or  planted  and  set,  or  which  may 
hereafter  be  planted  or  set  on  any  of  the  public  grounds,  open 
spaces,  or  squares  or  on  any  private  lot,  or  on  any  of  the 
streets  or  avenues,  roads  or  highways,  in  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia, or  any  of  the  boxes,  stakes  or  any  other  pro- 
tection thereof,  under  a penalty  of  not  exceeding  fifty  dol- 
lars for  each  and  every  such  offense;  and  if  any  person  or 
persons  shall  tie  or  in  any  manner  fasten  a horse  or  horses  to 
any  of  the  trees,  boxes  or  other  protection  thereof  on  any 
streets  or  avenues,  roads  or  highways,  on  any  of  the  public 
grounds  belonging  to  the  United  States,  or  on  any  of  the  streets, 
avenues  or  alleys,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  each  and  every 
such  offender  shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  each  offense  a sum  not 
exceeding  ten  dollars. 

SEC.  14.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons within  the  limits  of  the  District  of  Columbia  to  kindle  or 
set  on  fire,  or  be  present,  aiding,  consenting  or  causing  it  to  be 
done,  in  any  street,  avenue,  road  or  highway,  alley,  open  ground 
or  lot,  any  box,  barrel,  straw,  shavings  or  other  combustible, 
between  the  setting  and  rising  of  the  sun;  and  any  person 
offending  against  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  for 
each  and  every  offense. 

SEC.  15.  That  the  provisions  of  the  several  laws  and  regula- 


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tions  within  the  District  of  Columbia  for  the  protection  of  pub- 
lic or  private  property  and  the  preservation  of  peace  and  order 
be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  extended  to  all  public  buildings 
and  public  grounds  belonging  to  the  United  States  within  the 
District  of  Columbia.  And  any  person  guilty  of  disorderly  and 
unlawful  conduct  in  or  about  the  same,  or  who  will  wilfully 
injure  the  buildings  or  shrubs,  or  shall  pull  down,  impair  or 
otherwise  injure  any  fence,  wall  or  other  inclosure,  or  shall 
injure  any  sink,  culvert,  pipe,  hydrant,  cistern,  lamp  or  bridge, 
or  shall  remove  any  stone,  gravel,  sand  or  other  property  of 
the  United  States,  or  any  other  part  of  the  public  grounds  or 
lots  belonging  to  the  United  States  in  the  District  of  Columbia, 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  not  more  than  fifty 
dollars. 

SEC.  16.  That  if  any  person  shall  drive  or  lead  any  horse, 
mule  or  other  animal,  or  any  cart,  wagon  or  other  carriage 
whatever  on  any  of  the  paved  or  graveled  footways  now  made 
or  which  may  hereafter  be  made  in  and  on  any  of  the  aforesaid 
public  grounds,  or  shall  ride  thereon,  except  at  the  intersection 
of  streets,  alleys  and  avenues,  each  and  every  such  offender 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  each  offense  a sum  not  less  than  one 
nor  more  than  five  dollars. 

SEC.  17.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  play  the  game  of  football  or  any  other  game  with  a 
ball,  in  any  of  the  streets,  avenues  or  alleys  in  the  cities  of 
Washington  and  Georgetown;  nor  shall  it  be  lawful  for  any 
person  or  persons  to  play  the  game  of  bandy,  shindy  or  any 
other  game  by  which  a ball,  stone  or  other  substance  is  struck 
or  propelled  by  any  stick,  cane  or  other  substance  in  any  street, 
avenue  or  alley  in  the  cities  of  Washington  and  Georgetown, 
under  penalty  of  not  more  than  five  dollars  for  each  and  every 
such  offense. 

SEC.  18.  That  all  prosecutions  for  violation  of  any  of  the 
provisions  of  any  of  the  laws  or  ordinances  provided  for  by 
this  Act  shall  be  conducted  in  the  name  of  and  for  the  benefit 
of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  in  the  same  manner  as  now 
provided  by  law  for  the  prosecution  of  offenses  against  the 
laws  and  ordinances  of  the  said  District.  Any  person  convicted 


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of  any  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  and  who 
shall  fail  to  pay  the  fine  or  penalty  imposed,  or  to  give  security 
where  the  same  is  required,  shall  be  committed  to  the  work- 
house  in  the  District  of  Columbia  for  a term  not  exceeding  six 
months  for  each  and  every  offense. 

SEC.  19.  That  all  laws  or  ordinances,  or  parts  of  laws  or 
ordinances,  now  in  force  in  the  District  of  Columbia  inconsist- 
ent with  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  or  any  part  thereof,  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Approved  July  29,  1892.  Vol.  2,  Supplement  to  R.  S.,  p.  65. 

An  Act  Levying  a Tax  Upon  all  Dogs;  Making  Dogs  Per- 
sonal Property,  and  for  Other  Purposes. 

There  shall  be  levied  a tax  of  two  dollars  each  per  annum 
upon  all  dogs  owned  or  kept  in  the  District  of  Columbia;  said 
tax  to  be  collected  as  other  taxes  in  said  District  are  or  may 
be  collected. 

SEC.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector  of  Taxes,  upon 
receipt  of  said  tax,  to  give  to  the  person  paying  the  same,  for 
each  dog  so  paid  for,  a suitable  metallic  tag,  stamped  with  the 
year,  showing  that  said  tax  has  been  duly  paid;  and  he  shall 
keep  a record  of  all  such  payments,  with  the  date  thereof,  and 
the  name,  color,  and  sex  of  such  dog,  and  the  name  of  the  per- 
son claiming  any  dog  so  paid  for;  and  a copy  of  such  record, 
certified  under  the  hand  and  official  seal  of  the  said  collector, 
which  shall  be  given  to  any  person  demanding  the  same,  upon 
payment  of  twenty-five  cents  therefor,  shall  be  prima  facie  evi- 
dence of  such  payment  in  any  court  in  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Approved,  June  19,  1878.  (20  Stat.,  173). 

SEC.  3.  That  the  poundmaster  of  the  District  of  Columbia 
shall,  during  the  entire  year,  seize  all  dogs  found  running  at 
large  without  the  tax  tag  issued  by  the  collector  aforesaid  at- 
tached, and  all  female  dogs  in  heat  found  running  at  large,  and 
shall  impound  the  same;  and  if  within  forty-eight  hours  the 
same  are  not  redeemed  by  the  owners  thereof  by  the  payment 
of  two  dollars  they  shall  be  sold  or  destroyed,  as  the  pound- 
master  may  deem  advisable;  and  any  sale  made  by  virtue  hereof 


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shall  be  deemed  valid  to  all  intents  and  purposes  in  all  courts 
of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

SEC.  4 That  any  dog  wearing  the  tax  tag  hereinbefore  pro- 
vided for,  except  female  dogs  in  heat,  Shall  be  permitted  to  run 
at  large  within  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  any  dog  wearing 
the  tax  tag  hereinbefore  provided  for  shall  be  regarded  as  per- 
sonal property  in  all  the  courts  of  said  District,  and  any  per- 
son injuring  or  destroying  the  same  shall  be  liable  to  a civil 
action  for  damages,  which,  upon  proof  of  said  injuring  or 
killing,  may  be  awarded  in  a sum  equal  to  the  value  usually 
put  upon  such  property  by  persons  buying  and  selling  the  same, 
subject  to  such  modifications  as  the  particular  circumstances 
of  the  case  may  make  proper. 

SEC.  5.  Any  person  owning  any  dog  so  recorded  in  the  col- 
lector ’s  office  shall  be  liable  in  a civil  action  for  any  damage 
done  by  said  dog  to  the  full  amount  of  the  injury  inflicted. 

SEC.  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  person  owning  or  pos- 
sessing a dog  to  place,  or  cause  to  be  placed  and  kept  around 
the  neck  of  such  dog,  a collar,  on  which  shall  be  marked  and 
engraved,  in  legible  and  durable  characters,  the  name  of  the 
owner  or  possessor,  and  the  letters  “T>.  C.,”  and  to  which 
collar  must  be  attached  the  insignia  or  tax  tag  furnished  by  the 
District  tax  collector,  in  accordance  with  the  first  and  second 
sections  of  this  law,  under  the  penalty  of  not  less  than  five 
nor  more  than  ten  dollars;  and  if  any  person  shall  put,  or 
cause  to  be  put,  a collar,  with  the  insignia,  or  tax  tag,  around 
the  neck  of  any  dog  owned  or  possessed  by  any  person  or  per- 
sons residing  in  the  District,  without  having  obtained  a license 
for  keeping  such  animal,  he,  she,  or  they  shall  forfeit  and  pay 
the  sum  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  ten  dollars  for  each 
and  every  offense. 

SEC.  7.  Whenever  it  shall  be  made  to  appear  to  the  Com- 
missioners that  there  are  good  reasons  for  believing  that  any 
dog  or  dogs  within  the  District  are  mad,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Commissioners  to  issue  a proclamation  requiring  that 
all  dogs  shall,  for  a period  to  be  defined  in  the  proclamation, 
wear  good,  substantial  muzzles  securely  put  on,  so  as  to  prevent 
them  from  biting  or  snapping;  and  any  dog  going  at  largo 


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during  the  period  defined  by  the  Commissioners  without  such  a 
muzzle  shall  be  taken  by  the  poundmaster  and  impounded,  sub- 
ject to  the  provisions  of  section  three. 

SEC.  8.  Any  person  who  shall  remove,  or  cause  to  be  re- 
i moved,  the  collar  and  insignia  or  tax  tag  from  the  neck  of 
any  dog,  or  entice  any  properly  licensed  dog  into  any  inclosure 
for  the  purpose  of  taking  off  its  collar  or  insignia,  or  shall  for 
such  purpose  decoy  or  entice  any  animal  out  of  the  inclosure 
or  house  of  its  owner  or  possessor,  or  shall  seize  or  molest  any 
dog  while  held  or  led  by  any  person,  or  shall  bring  any  dog  into 
the  District  for  the  purpose  of  taking  up  and  killing  the  same 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  a sum  of  not  more  than  twenty  dollars. 

Section  9 was  amended  by  Act  approved  June  30,  1902,  to 
j read  as  follows: 

SEC.  9.  That  if  any  owner  or  possessor  of  a fierce  #or  danger- 
ous dog  shall  permit  the  same  to  go  at  large  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  knowing  said  dog  to  be  fierce  or  dangerous,  to  the- 
danger  or  annoyance  of  the  inhabitants,  he  shall,  upon  convic- 
tion thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  not  exceeding  twenty  dob 
lars;  and  if  such  animal  shall  attack  or  bite  any  person,  the 
owner  or  possessor  thereof  shall,  on  conviction,  be  punished  by 
a fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  and  in  addition  to  such  pun- 
ishment the  court  shall  adjudge  and  order  that  such  animal  be 
forthwith  delivered  to  the  poundmaster,  and  said  poundmaster 
is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  kill  such  animal  so  de- 
livered to  him. 

If  any  owner  or  possessor  of  a female  dog  shall  permit  her 
to  go  at  large  in  the  District  of  Columbia  while  in  heat  he 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  not  ex- 
ceeding twenty  dollars. 

****** 

■ 

Approved  June  19,  1878. 

POLICE  OR  BUILDING  REGULATIONS  NOT  REPEALED  BY  ANYTHING 
IN  SEC.  7 OF  LICENSE  ACT  OF  JULY  1,  1902. 

il  Provided,  That  nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  interpreted 
as  repealing  any  of  the  police  or  building  regulations  of  the 


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District  of  Columbia,  regarding  the  establishment  or  conduct 
of  the  businesses,  trades,  professions  or  callings  herein  named. 

HARBOR  REGULATIONS 

An  Act  to  Establish  Certain  Harbor  Regulations  for  the 

District  of  Columbia. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  Bouse  of  Bepresentatives  of 
the  United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  it 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  owner  or  occupant  of  any  wharf  or 
dock,  any  master  or  captain  of  any  vessel,  or  any  person  or 
persons  to  cast,  throw,  drop,  or  deposit  any  ballast,  dirt,  oyster 
shells,  or  ashes  in  the  water  in  any  part  of  the  Potomac  River 
or  its  tributaries  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  on  the  shores 
of  said  river  below  high-water  mark,  unless  for  the  purpose  of 
making  a wharf,  after  permission  has  been  obtained  from  the 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  for  that  purpose, 
which  wharf  shall  be  sufficiently  inclosed  and  secured  so  as  to 
prevent  injury  to  navigation. 

SEC.  2.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  owner  or  occu- 
pant of  any  wharf  or  dock,  any  captain  or  master  of  any  vessel, 
or  any  other  person  or  persons  to  cast,  throw,  deposit,  or  drop 
in  any  dock  or  in  the  waters  of  the  Potomac  River  or  its  tribu- 
taries in  the  District  of  Columbia  any  dead  fish,  fish  offal,  dead 
animals  of  any  kind,  condemned  oysters  in  the  shell,  watermel- 
ons, cantaloupes,  vegetables,  fruits,  shavings,  hay,  straw,  ice, 
snow,  filth,  or  trash  of  any  kind  whatsoever. 

SEC.  3.  That  any  person  or.  persons  violating  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  Act  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor, 
and  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  police  court  of  the  District  of 
Columbia  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars  or  by  imprisonment  not  exceeding  six  months,  or 
by  both  such  punishments,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court. 

SEC.  4.  That  nothing  in  this  Act  contained  shall  be  con- 
strued to  interfere  with  the  work  of  improvement  in  or  along 
the  said  river  and  harbor,  under  the  supervision  of  the  United 
States  Government. 

Approved,  May  19,  1896.  (29  Stat.,  126). 


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SEC.  895  of  the  Code  of  Law,  D,  C.  Every  vessel  coming 
to  anchor  in  the  Potomac  River  between  the  junctions  of  the 
Washington  and  Georgetown  channels  of  said  river  and  the 
extension  of  the  south  line  of  P street  southwest,  in  the  city 
of  Washington,  shall  anchor  as  near  the  flats  in  said  river  as 
possible,  so  that  the  channel  of  said  river  will  not  be  obstructed ; 
and  if  such  vessel  is  to  remain  over  twelve  hours  it  shall  be 
moored  with  both  anchors,  so  as  to  give  room  for  passing  ves- 
sels and  so  as  not  to  swing  and  obstruct  said  channel.  Ap- 
proved, June  30,  1902.  (32  Stat.,  Pt.  1,  535).  Every  vessel 

coming  to  anchor  in  any  other  portion  of  the  navigable 
waters  in  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  also  be  so  moored  under 
the  direction  of  the  harbor  master,  or  the  pilot  of  the  police 
boat  acting  in  the  harbor  master’s  absence,  as  not  to  obstruct 
the  channel,  and  be  secured  with  an  anchor  at  bow  and  stern 
as  to  keep  the  long  axis  of  the  vessel  parallel  with  that  of  the 
channel  and  prevent  it  from  swinging  so  as  to  obstruct  the 
free  passage  of  the  channel  by  other  vessels.  Approved,  Febru- 
ary 8,  1904.  (33  Stat.,  Pt.  1,  11). 

No  vessel  shall  be  permitted  to  anchor  in  the  Washington 
channel  of  the  Potomac  River  between  a point  one  thousand 
feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  P street  and  the  north  line  of 
K street  extended,  each  point  to  be  designated  by  a white  buoy ; 
and  all  vessels  coming  to  anchor  above  the  line  of  K street  south 
aforesaid  shall  come  to  anchor  as  near  the  flats  as  possible  and 
so  that  the  channel  will  not  be  obstructed;  and  all  vessels  com- 
ing to  anchor  shall  be  so  moored  by  the  use  of  both  anchors 
as  to  prevent  obstruction  of  the  channel  within  four  hundred 
feet  of  the  nearest  wharf,  the  said  anchorage  to  continue  only 
twenty-four  hours  unless  otherwise  ordered  or  directed  by  the 
harbor  master.  No  vessel  shall  be  permitted  to  lie  in  Seven- 
teenth street  canal,  New  Jersey  avenue  canal,  James  Creek 
canal,  or  at  the  entrance  thereof,  so  as  to  obstruct  the  passage 
of  any  vessel  going  into  or  out  of  the  same  or  moving  from 
one  place  to  another  therein,  unless  such  obstructing  vessel  is 
actually  engaged  in  loading  or  unloading,  and  shall  then,  if 
deemed  expedient  by  the  harbor  master,  be  removed  to  such 
place  as  shall  be  necessary  to  give  room  to  passing  vessels.  Any 


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captain  or  owner  of  or  anyone  in  charge  of  any  barge,  sand 
scow,  or  any  vessel  that  may  sink  in  said  canals  (Act,  June  30, 
1902,  supra)  or  the  captain  or  owner  of  any  sunken  vessel  or 
other  structure  in  any  dock  or  at  the  end  of  any  wharf  in  the 
District  of  Columbia  (Act,  February  8,  1904,-  supra),  shall 
raise  and  remove  the  same  in  five  days.  Any  vessel  at  the  end 
of  wharves  or  in  docks  shall,  when  required  by  the  harbor 
master,  haul  either  way  to  accommodate  vessels  going  in  or 
coming  out  from  such  wharves  or  docks.  They  shall  not  occupy 
regular  steamers  or  sailing  packets’  berths  without  permission 
from  the  recognized  occupants  of  such  wharves  and  dock,  and 
they  are  required  to  rig  in  all  fore-and-aft  spars,  have  boats 
hoisted  up  under  the  bow,  and  davits  turned  up,  as  the  harbor 
master  may  direct.  Vessels  when  not  engaged  in  loading  or 
discharging  cargo  shall  give  place  to  such  vessels  as  are  ready 
to  receive  or  deliver  freights;  and  if  the  captain  or  person  in 
charge  of  any  vessel  refuse  to  move  said  vessel  when  notified 
by  the  occupant  of  the  wharf  at  which  she  is  lying,  the  harbor 
master  shall  order  him  to  haul  to  some  other  berth  or  into  the 
stream.  The  powers  and  authority  herein  conferred  upon  the 
harbor  master  may,  in  his  absence  or  temporary  disability,  be 
exercised  by  the  pilot  of  the  harbor  police  boat.  Any  person 
refusing  to  obey  the  instructions  of  the  harbor  master  or,  in 
case  of  his  absence  or  temporary  disability,  the  said  pilot  of  the 
harbor  police  boat,  or  any  person  failing  to  comply  with  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  not  ex- 
ceeding six  months,  or  both.  (Act  June  30,  1902.  supra). 

The  Major  and  Superintendent  of  the  Metropolitan  Police 
shall  hereafter  be  charged  with  the  enforcement  of  all  laws 
and  regulations  relating  to  the  harbor,  and  employ  the  lieuten- 
ant, force,  and  means  provided  for  this  service  in  the  execution 
of  the  duties  appertaining  thereto. 

Approved  March  3,  1915.  (33  Stat.,  Pt.  1,  902). 

An  Act  to  Prohibit  the  Killing  of  Wild  Birds  and  Wild 

Animals  in  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of 


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the  United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled , That  no 
person  shall  at  any  time  or  at  any  place  in  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia kill,  or  attempt  to  kill,  any  game  bird  or  any  other  wild 
bird  whatever,  except  the  English  sparrow,  under  a penalty  of 
five  dollars  or  imprisonment  in  the  workhouse  for  not  more  than 
six  month,  or  both,  for  each  bird  killed  or  for  each  attempt  as 
! aforesaid;  Provided,  That  landowners  or  tenants  may,  under 
- special  written  permit  from  the  Superintendent  of  the  Metro- 
j politan  Police,  shoot  or  kill  crows,  Cooper  hawks,  sharp-shinned 
hawks,  and  great  horned  owls  found  destroying  crops  or  poul- 
try on  their  premises. 

SEC.  2.  That  no  person  shall  at  any  time  or  at  any  place  in 
the  District  of  Columbia  trap,  catch,  kill,  injure,  pursue,  or  at- 
tempt to  trap,  catch,  kill,  injure,  or  pursue  any  squirrel  or  any 
I chipmunk,  or  shall  shoot  or  hunt  with  a gun  any  rabbit  or  other 
!|  wild  animal  without  a special  written  permit  so  to  do  from  such 
officer  as  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  may, 
by  regulation  or  order,  from  time  to  time  charge  with  that  duty, 

; under  a penalty  of  five  dollars  or  imprisonment  in  the  work- 
house  for  not  more  than  thirty  days,  or  both,  for  each  squirrel 
or  chipmunk  trapped,  caught,  killed,  injured,  or  pursued,  or 
for  each  rabbit  or  other  animal  killed  as  aforesaid ) Provided, 
That  any  wild  animal  may  be  killed  when  suffering  from  injury 
or  disease. 

SEC.  3.  That  no  person  in  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  kill 
any  English  sparrow  or  any  wild  animal  suffering  from  injury 
or  disease,  by  means  of  any  gun,  air  gun,  rifle,  air  rifle,  parlor 
rifle,  pistol,  revolver,  or  other  firearm,  without  a special  written 
permit  so  to  do  from  such  official  as  the  Commissioners  of  the 
District  of  Columbia  may,  by  regulation  or  order,  from  time  to 
time  charge  with  that  duty,  under  a penalty  of  five  dollars  or 
imprisonment  in  the  workhouse  for  not  more  than  thirty  days, 
or  both,  for  each  sparrow  or  animal  so  killed. 

SEC.  4.  That  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  make  and  enforce 
all  such  usual  and  reasonable  police  regulations,  in  addition  to 
those  already  made  under  the  Act  of  January  twenty-sixth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  eighty-seven,  and  the  joint  resolution  ap- 


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proved  February  twenty-sixth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-two, 
as  they  may  deem  necessary  for  the  regulation  of  firearms) 
projectiles,  explosives,  or  weapons  of  any  kind  in  the  District 
of  Columbia. 

SEC.  5.  That  no  person  in  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  at 
any  time  hunt,  pursue,  or  needlessly  disturb  any  wild  duck, 
goose,  or  other  waterfowl,  on  any  of  the  waters  of  the  District 
of  Columbia,  with  any  boat  propelled  by  any  means  other  than 
oars,  under  • a penalty  of  ten  dollars  or  imprisonment  in  the 
workhouse  for  not  more  than  thirty  days,  or  both,  for  each 
offense. 

SEC.  6.  That  all  Acts  or  parts  of  Acts  inconsistent  here- 
with be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed.  But  nothing  in 
this  Act  shall  prevent  the  hunting  of  game  birds  on  the  marshes 
of  the  Anacostia  River,  or  Eastern  branch,  north  of  the  Anacos- 
tia  bridge,  and  on  the  marshes  on  the  Virginia  shore  of  the 
Potomac  River  east  of  the  Aqueduct  bridge;  Provided,  That 
said  birds  are  not  hunted  within  two  hundred  yards  of  any 
bridge  or  dwelling. 

Approved  June  30,  1906.  (34  Stat.  pt.  1,  808). 

An  Act  to  Amend  the  Acts  for  the  Protection  of  Birds, 
Game  and  Fish  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  (The  re- 
mainder of  the  Act  of  March  3,  1899,  which  is  amended  by 
this  Act,  is  embraced  in  this  arrangement  of  the  statutes). 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled , That 
Sections  one  and  three  of  an  Act  entitled  “An  act  for  the  pro- 
tection of  birds,  preservation  of  game,  and  for  the  prevention  of 
its  sale  during  certain  closed  seasons,  in  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, 9 ’ approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-nine, 
be,  and  they  are  hereby,  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

That  no  person  shall  kill,  expose  for  sale,  or  have  in  his  or 
her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  any  partridge,  otherwise 
quail,  between  the  fifteenth  day  of  March  and  the  first  day  of 
November,  under  a penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each  partridge, 
otherwise  quail,  killed,  exposed  for  sale,  or  had  in  his  or  her 
possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  and  in  default  thereof  to  be 


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imprisoned  in  the  workhouse  for  a period  not  less  than  thirty 
days  nor  more  than  six  months. 

1 1 That  no  person  shall  kill,  expose  for  sale,  or  have  in  his  or 
her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  any  woodcock  between  the 
first  day  of  January  and  the  first  day  of  July,  under  a penalty 
of  five  dollars  for  each  woodcock  killed,  exposed  for  sale,  or 
had  in  his  or  her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  and  in  default 
thereof  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  workhouse  for  a period  not  lesa 
than  thirty  days  nor  more  than  six  months. 

1 1 That  no  person  shall  expose  for  sale  or  have  in  his  or  her 
possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  any  prairie  chicken,  otherwise 

9 pinnated  grouse,  between  the  fifteenth  day  of  March  and  the 
first  day  of  September,  under  a penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each 
prairie  chicken,  otherwise  pinnated  grouse,  exposed  for  sale  or 
had  in  his  or  her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  and  in  default 
thereof  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  wo'rkhouse  for  a period  not 
less  than  thirty  days  nor  more  than  six  months. 

i i That  no  person  shall  kill,  expose  for  sale  or  have  in  his  or 
her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  any  wild  turkey  or  ruffed 
grouse,  otherwise  known  as  pheasant,  between  the  twenty-sixth 
day  of  December  and  the  first  day  of  November,  except  the 
English,  ring-neck,  or  other  pheasants  of  foreign  origin  hatched 
and  raised  in  farm  poultry  inclosures,  under  a penalty  of  five 
j dollars  for  each  wild  turkey  or  ruffed  grouse,  otherwise  known 
as  pheasant,  killed,  exposed  for  sale,  or  had  in  his  or  her  pos- 
session, either  dead  or  alive,  and  in  default  thereof  to  be  im- 
prisoned in  the  workhouse  for  a period  not  less  than  thirty 
days  nor  more  than  six  months. 

1 1 That  no  person  shall  kill,  expose  for  sale,  or  have  in  his 
or  her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  any  squirrel  or  rabbit 
except  the  species  known  as  the  English  rabbit,  Belgian  hare, 
between  the  first  day  of  February  and  the  first  day  of  Novem- 
ber, under  a penalty  of  two  dollars  for  each  squirrel  or  rabbit 
killed,  exposed  for  sale,  or  had  in  his  or  her  possession,  either 
dead  or  alive,  and  in  default  thereof  to  be  imprisoned  in  the 
workhouse , for  a period  not  less  than  fifteen  days  nor  more 
than  three  months. 

1 L That  no  person  shall  kill,  expose  for  sale,  or  have  in  his  or 


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her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  any  wild  duck,  wild  goose, 
brant,  snipe,  or  plover  between  the  first  day  of  April  and  the 
first  day  of  September,  under  a penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each 
wild  duck,  wild  goose,  brant,  snipe  or  plover  killed,  exposed 
for  sale  or  had  in  his  or  her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive, 
and  in  default  thereof  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  workhouse  for  a 
period  not  less  than  thirty  days  nor  more  than  six  months. 

i ‘ That  no  person  shall  kill,  expose  for  sale  or  have  in  his  or 
her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  any  water  rail  or  ortolan, 
reed  bird  or  rice  bird,  marsh  blackbird  or  other  game  bird  not 
previously  mentioned,  between  the  first  day  of  February  and  the 
first  day  of  September,  under  a penalty  of  two  dollars  for  each 
water  rail  or  ortolan,  reed  bird  or  rice  bird,  marsh  blackbird 
or  other  game  bird  not  previously  mentioned,  killed,  exposed 
for  sale,  or  had  in  his  or  her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive, 
and  in  default  thereof  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  workhouse  for  a 
period  not  less  than  fifteen  days  nor  more  than  six  month.  ” 
(Act,  March  3,  1901.  (31  Stat.,  1,  1091). 

SEC.  2.  That  no  person  shall  expose  for  sale  or  have  in  his 
or  her  possession  any  deer  meat  or  venison,  between  the  first 
day  of  January  and  the  first  day  of  September,  under  a penalty 
of  ten  dollars  for  such  exposure  for  sale  or  having  in  posses- 
sion, and  the  forfeiture  of  all  such  deer  meat  or  venison  to  the 
officer  making  the  arrest,  who  shall  destroy  the  same;  and,  in 
default  of  fine,  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  workhouse  for  a period 
not  exceeding  sixty  days.  (Act,  March  3,  1899,  30  Stat.,  1012). 

SEC.  3.  That  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act  the  following 
only  shall  be  considered  game  birds:  The  Anatidae,  commonly 

known  as  swans,  geese,  brant,  river  and  sea  ducks;  the  Rallidae, 
commonly  known  as  rails,  coots,  mud  hens  and  gallinules;  the 
Limicolac,  commonly  known  as  shore  birds,  plovers,  surf  birds, 
snipe,  woodcock,  sandpipers,  tattlers  and  curlews;  the  Gallinse, 
commonly  known  as  wild  turkeys,  grouse,  prairie  chickens, 
pheasants,  partridges  and  quails,  and  the  species  of  Icterid®, 
commonly  known  as  marsh  blackbirds  and  reed  birds  or  rico 
birds. 

i ‘ That  no  person  shall  kill,  catch,  expose  for  sale,  or  have  in 
his  or  her  possession,  living  or  dead,  any  wild  bird  other  than 


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a game  /bird,  English  sparrow,  crow,  Cooper’s  hawk,  sharp- 
shinned  hawk  or  great  horned  owl;  nor  rob  the  nest  of  any 
such  wild  bird  of  eggs  or  young;  nor  destroy  such  nest  ex- 
cept in  the  clearing  of  land  of  trees  or  brush,  under  a penalty 
of  five  dollars  for  every  such  bird  killed,  caught,  exposed  for 
sale  or  had  in  his  or  her  possession,  either  dead  or  alive,  and 
for  each  nest  destroyed,  and  in  default  thereof  to  be  imprisoned 
in  the  workhouse  for  a period  not  exceeding  thirty  days;  Pro- 
• vided,  That  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  birds  or  eggs  col- 
lected fur  scientific  purposes  under  permits  issued  by  the  Super- 
intendent of  Police  of  the  District  of  Columbia  in  accordance 
with  sueh  instructions  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Smithsonian 
Institution  may  'prescribe,  sueh  permits  to  be  in  force  for  one 
year  from  date  of  issue  and  non-transf erable. 

‘ 1 That  no  person  shall  trap,  net  or  ensnare  any  waterfowl 
| or  other  wild  bird  (except  the  English  sparrow)  or  have  in  his 
or  her  possession  any  trap,  snare,  net,  or  illuminating  device 
for  the  purpose  of  killing  or  capturing  any  such  bird,  under  a 
j penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each  waterfowl  or  other  wild  bird 
! (except  the  English  sparrow)  killed  or  captured,  and  in  default 
thereof  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  workhouse  not  exceeding  thirty 
days;  Provided,  That  this  Act  shall  not  apply  to  birds  or 
animals  heretofore  stuffed  or  to  birds  or  animals  hereafter 
killed  in  open  season  and  subsequently  stuff ed.” 

SEC.  2.  That  Section  eight  of  an  Act  for  the  protection  of 
fish  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  for. the  maintenance  of  a per- 
manent spawning  ground  in  the  Potomac  River  in  said  District, 
and  for  other  purposes,  is  hereby  amended  so  as  to  read : 

1 1 SEC.  8.  That  all  nets,  boats  or  other  contrivances,  the 
property  of  any  person  or  persons  convicted  under  the  provi- 
sions of  this  Act,  shall  be  confiscated  to  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, and  the  same  shall  be  sold  at  public  auction  to  the  highest 
bidder,  by  the  property  clerk  of  said  District,  and  the  proceeds 
therefrom  be  deposited  with  the  collector  of  taxes,  as  are  other 
District  revenues. 99  (See  remainder  of  Act  of  May  17,  1898, 
which  this  section  2 amends,  below  p.  176). 

SEC.  3.  That  Section  two  of  “An  Act  for  the  protection  of 
fish  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  for  the  maintenance  of  a per- 


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manent  spawning  ground  in  the  Potomac  River  in  said  District, 
and  for  other  purposes,”  approved  May  seventeenth,  eighteen 
hundred  and  ninety-eight,  be,  and  is  hereby,  amended  to  read 
as  follows: 

* 1 SEC.  2.  That  no  person  shall  catch  or  kill  in  the  waters 
of  the  Potomac  River  or  its  tributaries  within  the  District  of 
Columbia  any  black  bass  (otherwise  known  as  green  bass  and 
chub),  crappie  (otherwise  known  as  calico  bass  and  strawberry 
bass),  between  the  first  day  of  April  and  the  twenty-ninth  day 
of  May  of  each  year,  nor  have  in  possession  nor  expose  for  sale 
any  of  said  species  between  the  dates  aforesaid,  nor  catch  or 
kill  any  of  said  species  of  fish  at  any  other  time  during  the  year 
except  by  angling,  nor  catch  nor  kill  any  of  the  aforesaid 
species  by  what  are  known  as  out  lines  or  trot  lines,  having  a 
succession  of  hooks  or  devices. ' ' 

Approved  March  3,  1901.  (31  Stats.,  1091-1093). 

SEC.  4.  That  no  person  shall  kill  or  shoot  at  any  wild  duck, 
wild  goose,  brant,  or  wild  bird  in  the  night-time;  nor  kill  or 
shoot  at  any  wild  duck,  wild  goose,  wild  brant,  or  wild  bird 
with  any  other  firearm,  gun,  or  device  than  such  as  are  habit- 
ually raised  at  arm's  length  and  fired  from  the  shoulder,  under 
a penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each  wild  duck,  wild  goose,  wild 
brant,  or  wild  bird  killed,  and  in  default  thereof  to  be  impris- 
oned in  the  workhouse  for  a period  not  exceeding  thirty  days; 
and  the  further  penalty  of  twenty  dollars  for  having  any  fire- 
arm,  gun,  or  device  other  than  the  gun  habitually  used  at  arm's 
length,  in  possession,  for  the  purpose  of  violating  the  provisions 
of  this  chapter,  and,  in  default,  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  work* 
house  for  a period  not  exceeding  ninety  days. 

SEC.  5.  ‘That  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  chapter 
any  police  officer,  game  warden,  having  police  authority,  or 
health  officer,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  with  sworn  informa- 
tion presented  to  such  officer  or  warden  is  authorized  and  em- 
powered to  thoroughly  inspect  any  house,  boat,  market  box, 
stall,  cold  storage,  or  other  place  of  whatever  character  or 
kind,  where  he  may  believe  game,  meats,  or  birds,  as  hereto- 
fore mentioned  in  this  chapter,  may  be  stored  or  kept ; and  any 


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proprietor,  agent,  employe,  or  other  person  refusing  to  permit 
such  inspection  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  interference  with  the 
police,  and,  upon  conviction  therefor,  be  fined  not  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars  nor  less  than  twenty-five  dollars,  and,  in 
default  of  such  payment,  to  be  imprisoned  in  the  United  States 
jail  not  exceeding  six  months. 

SEC.  6.  That  any  person  who  shall  knowingly  trespass  on 
the  lands  of  another  for  the  purpose  of  shooting  or  hunting 
thereon,  after  due  notice  by  the  owner  or  occupant  of  lands, 
shall  be  liable  to  such  owner  or  occupant  in  exemplary  damages 
to  an  amount  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars.  That  notice 
shall  be  given  by  erecting  and  maintaining  signboards,  at  least 
eight  by  twelve  inches  in  dimensions,  on  the  borders  of  the 
premises,  and  at  least  two  such  signs  for  every  fifty  acres;  and 
any  person  who  shall  maliciously  tear  down  or  in  any  manner 
deface  or  injure  any  of  such  signboards  shall  be  liable  to  a 
penalty  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  for  each  and  every  sign- 
board so  torn  down,  defaced,  or  injured;  and,  in  default,  to  be 
imprisoned  for  a period  not  exceeding  thirty  days  in  the  work- 
house. 

SEC.  7.  That  there  shall  be  no  shooting,  or  having  in  posses- 
sion in  the  open  air  the  implements  for  shooting,  on  the  first 
day  of  the  week,  called  Sunday,  except  to  transport  said  imple- 
ments within  or  without  the  District  of  Columbia;  and  any 
person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  liable  to 
a penalty  of  not  more  than  twenty'  dollars  for  each  offense. 

SEC.  8.  That  wherever  in  this  Act  possession  of  any  birds, 
fowls,  or  meats  is  prohibited,  the  fact  that  the  said  birds,  fowls, 
or  meats  were  killed  or  captured  outside  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia shall  constitute  no  defense  for  such  possession. 

SEC.  9.  That  any  officer  or  other  person  securing  the  con- 
viction of  any  violator  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  in 
the  police  court  or  other  court  of  the  District  of  Columbia, 
shall  receive  one-half  of  any  fine  which  may  be  imposed  and 
paid  for  such  violation,  and  prosecution  shall  be  brought  in  the 
name  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

SEC.  10.  That  all  acts  now  in  force  in  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act  be,  and  the 


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same  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  March  3,  1899.  (30  Stat.,  1012). 

An  Act  for  the  Protection  of  Fish  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  for  the  Maintenance  of  a Permanent  Spawn- 
ing Ground  in  the  Potomac  River  in  Said  District,  and 
for  Other  Purposes. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Bepresentatives  of 
the  United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  from 
and  after  the  date  of  the  passage  of  this  Act  no  person  shall 
fish  with  fyke  net,  pound  net,  stake  net,  weir,  float  net,  gill  net, 
haul  sein,  dip  net,  or  any  other  contrivance,  stationary  or  float- 
ing, in  the  waters  of  the  Potomac  River  and  its  tributaries  with- 
in the  District  of  Columbia;  Provided,  That  nothing  in  this 
Act  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the  use  of  barrel  nets  or  pots 
for  the  catching  or  killing  of  eels,  or  prevent  the  United  States 
Commissioner  of  Fish  and  Fisheries,  or  his  agents,  from  taking 
from  said  waters  in  any  manner  desired  fish  of  any  kind  for 
scientific  purposes  or  for  purposes  of  propagation,  and  that  none 
of  the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall  apply  to  persons  employed  in 
catching  young  catfish,  smelt,  chub,  bull  minnows,  and  crayfish 
for  use  as  bait  in  fishing  with  hook  and  line ; Provided  further, 
That  any  person  engaged  in  taking  such  catfish,  smelt,  chub,  bull 
minnows,  and  crayfish  shall  first  have  procured  a written  per- 
mit from  the  said  Commissioner  of  Fish  and  Fisheries  to  take 
such  bait  for  hook-and-line  fishing.  (Section  2 amended  by 
Act  of  March  3,  1901,  above). 

SEC.  3.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  have  in 
possession  or  expose  for  sale  in  the  District  of  Columbia  after 
the  tenth  day  of  June  in  any  year  any  fresh  fish  of  the  shad 
or  herring  species. 

SEC.  4.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  expose 
for  sale  in  the  District  of  Columbia  at  any  time  during  the 
year  any  striped  bass  or  rockfish  or  black  bass  having  a length 
of  less  than  nine  inches. 

SEC.  5.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  catch 
or  kill  in  the  waters  of  the  Potomac  River  or  its  tributaries 


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within  the  District  of  Columbia  any  fish  by  means  of  explosives, 
drugs,  or  poisons. 

SEC.  6 That  no  person  shall  allow  any  tar,  oil,  ammoniacal 
liquor,  or  other  waste  products  of  any  gas  works  or  works 
engaged  in  using  such  products,  or  any  waste  product  whatever 
of  any  mechanical,  chemical,  manufacturing,  or  refining  estab- 
lishment, to  flow  into  or  be  deposited  in  Rock  Creek  or  the 
Potomac  Eiver  or  any  of  its  tributaries  within  the  District  of 
Columbia,  or  into  any  pipe  or  conduit  leading  to  the  same. 

SEC.  7.  That  any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provi- 
sions of  this  Act  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and 
! upon  conviction  therefor  before  the  police  court  or  any  other 
court  of  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  be  fined  for  each  and 
every  such  offense  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
i hundred  dollars,  and  in  default  of  payment  of  fine  shall  be 
1 imprisoned  in  the  workhouse  for  a period  not  exceeding  six 
months;  and  any  officer  or  other  person  securing  such  convic- 
tion before  the  police  court  of  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  be 
1 entitled  to  and  receive  one-half  of  any  fine  or  fines  imposed 
upon  and  paid  by  the  party  or  parties  adjudged  guilty.  (Sec- 
tion 8 amended  by  Act  of  March  3,  1901,  above). 

SEC.  9.  That  all  acts  or  parts  of  acts  not  in  harmony  with 
the  provisions  of  this  Act  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed. 
Approved  May  17,  1898.  (30  Stat.,  415). 

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An  Act  Regulating  the  Speed  of  Automobiles  in  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  and  for  Other  Purposes. 


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Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  Rouse  of  Representatives  of 
the  United  States  of  America  in>  Congress  assembled , That  no 
person  shall  drive  or  propel,  *or  cause  to  be  driven  or  propelled, 
any  automobile,  horseless  or  motor  vehicle,  bicycle,  or  horse- 
drawn  vehicle  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  District  of  Columbia, 
as  said  fire  limits  are  now  defined  or  may  hereafter  be  defined 
from  time  to  time  in  and  by  the  building  regulations  of  said 
District,  upon  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  or  public  highway  at  a 
greater  rate  of  speed  than  twelve  miles  an  hour  between  inter- 
secting streets  and  avenues;  nor  at  a greater  rate  of  speed  than 


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fifteen  miles  an  hour  through  any  of  the  parks  within  said  Dis- 
trict; nor  across  streets  at  a greater  speed  than  eight  miles  an 
hour;  nor  at  a greater  rate  of  speed  than  six  miles  an  hour 
around  the  corners  of  any  street  or  avenue;  nor  at  a greater 
rate  of  speed  than  four  miles  an  hour  on  the  east  side  of  Fif- 
teenth street  northwest  between  the  south  building  line  of  G 
street  and  the  south  curb  line  of  New  York  avenue;  nor  on  the 
west  side  of  Fifteenth  street  northwest  between  the  line  which 
would  be  the  south  building  line  of  G street  if  extended  to  the 
west  side  of  Fifteenth  street,  and  from  said  extended  line  north 
to  the  north  curb  line  of  Pennsylvania  avenue;  nor  at  the  inter- 
section of  Ninth  and  F streets  northwest,  between  the  building 
lines  of  said  streets;  nor  at  the  intersection  of  Ninth  and  G 
streets  northwest  between  the  building  lines  of  said  streets; 
nor  at  the  intersection  of  Eleventh  and  F streets  northwest 
between  the  building  lines  of  the  said  streets;  nor  at  the  inter- 
section of  Eleventh  and  G streets  northwest  between  the  build- 
ing lines  of  the  said  streets;  nor  on  any  public  roadway,  street, 
avenue,  or  alley  within  said  District  outside  of  said  fire  limits 
at  a greater  rate  of  speed  than  twenty  miles  an  hour;  and 
when  meeting  or  pasing  any  other  vehicle  tbe  speed  shall  not 
exceed  twelve  miles  an  hour,  and  any  automobile  shall  be 
brought  to  a full  stop  whenever  the  driver  of  a horse-drawn 
vehicle  shall  signal  by  raising  the  hand,  and  said  vehicles  shall 
at  all  times  be  under  the  control  of  the  driver  or  operator;  and 
the  driver  or  operator  and  the  owner  or  proprietor  riding  there- 
on or  therein  violating  any  of  the  provisions  hereof  shall,  upon 
conviction  for  the  first  offense,  be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars 
nor  more  than  fifty  dollars ; and  shall,  upon  conviction  for  the 
second  offense  within  one  year  from  the  commission  of  the  first 
offense,  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  imprisoned  for  not  less  than  five  days  nor  more 
than  thirty  days,  at  the  discretion  of  the  court;  and  shall,  upon 
conviction  for  the  third  offense  within  one  year  from  the  com- 
mission of  the  first  offense,  and  for  any  and  all  subsequent  of- 
fenses, be  fined  not  less  than  fifty  dollars  nor  more  than  two 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  and  be  imprisoned  in  the  workhouse 
for  not  less  than  thirty  days  nor  more  than  six  months. 


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SEC.  2.  That  prosecutions  for  violation  of  the  provisions 
of  this  Act  shall  be  on  information  filed  in  the  police  court  of 
the  District  of  Columbia  by  the  corporation  counsel  or  any  of 
his  assistants. 

SEC.  3.  That  this  Act  shall  not  be  held  to  take  away  the 
authority  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  to 
make  police  regulations  not  inconsistent  herewith. 

Approved,  June  29,  1906. 

An  Act  to  Prevent  the  Giving  of  False  Alarms  of  Fires 

in  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled , That  it 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  wilfully  or 
knowingly  give  a false  alarm  of  fire  within  the  District  of 
Columbia,  and  any  person  or  persons  violating  the  provisions  of 
this  Act  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misde- 
meanor and  be  punished  by  a fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars  or  by  imprisonment  for  not  more  than  six  months,  or 
by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

SEC.  2.  That  prosecutions  for  violation  of  the  provisions  of 
this  Act  shall  be  on  information  filed  in  the  police  court  by 
the  corporation  counsel  of  the  District  of  Columbia  or  by  any 
of  his  assistants. 

SEC.  3.  That  this  Act  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage. 

Approved,  June  8,  1906. 

Joint  Resolution  Authorizing  the  Commissioners  of  the 

District  of  Columbia  to  Locate  a Cab  Service,  and  for 

Other  Purposes. 

Resolved  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the 
United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  the 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  be,  and  they  are 
hereby,  authorized  to  locate  on  the  streets  or  parts  of  streets 
adjoining  the  stations  of  any  railroad  company  in  the  District 
of  Columbia,  a stand  for  cabs,  carriages,  and  other  vehicles  for 
the  conveyance  of  passengers  to  and  from  the  said  railroad 


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stations,  said  service  to  be  established  by  the  said  railroad  com- 
panies. That  the  rates  of  charges  for  the  service  to  be  ren- 
dered by  the  said  railroad  companies  shall  be  fixed  by  the 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colhmbia,  and  that  at  no 
time  shall  the  schedule  exceed  the  rates  now  in  force  in  the 
city  of  Washington,  District  of  Columbia. 

Approved,  June  7,  1898.  (30  Stat.,  747). 

* * * * * * 

That  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  be  au- 
thorized and  directed,  after  due  investigaiton,  to  prepare  and 
put  in  immediate  operation,  subject  to  change  from  time  to 
time,  a reasonable  scale  of  charges  by  cabs,  taxicabs,  and  pub- 
lic vehicles,  for  the  transportation  of  passengers  in  the  District 
of  Columbia,  and  the  tariffs  so  prepared  shall  be  the  maximum 
charges  that  may  be  collected  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  The 
said  commissioners  are  hereby  empowered  to  prescribe  the 
penalty  or  penalties  for  violation  of  any  charge  fixed  by  them. 
* ***** 

•Act  approved  March  3,  1909.  (35  Stat.,  Pt.  1,  724). 

An  Act  to  License  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables  in  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  and  for  Other  Purposes. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  United  States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  from 
and  after  the  passage  of  this  Act  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person  or  persons  to  keep  any  billiard  table,  bagatelle  table, 
shuffleboard,  jenny  lind  table,  pool  table,  or  any  table  upon 
which  legitimate  games  are  played,  in  any  saloon,  room,  or  place 
of  business  within  the  District  of  Columbia  for  public  use  or 
for  profit  or  gain,  without  a license  therefor  first  had  and  ob- 
tained from  the  assessor  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

SEC.  2.  That  every  person  taking  out  such  license  shall  pay 
to  the  collector  of  taxes  of  said  District  a license  fee  of  twelve 
dollars  per  annum  for  each  table.  Said  license  may  be  granted 
or  refused  in  the  discretion  of  the  assessor  of  said  District,  and 
all  licenses  so  granted  shall  date  from  the  first  day  of  the 
month  in  which  the  liability  began  and  expire  on  the  thirty- 


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first  day  of  October  in  each  year;  Provided , That  in  all  cases 
of  refusal  of  said  assessor  to  grant  said  license,  or  upon  written 
protest  of  a majority  or  more  of  the  property  owners  or  resi- 
dents of  the  block  in  which  it  is  proposed  to  grant  such  license, 
an  appeal  may  be  taken  to  the  Commissioners  of  the  District  of 
Columbia,  whose  decision  shall  be  final. 

March  2,  1913.  “Ordered:  That  the  order  of  December  23, 

1909,  amending  the  order  of  April  27,  1907,  relative  to  reports 
made  by  the  Police  Department  upon  applications  for  pool  room 
licenses,  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows: 

‘ That  the  Major  and  Superintendent  of  Police  hereafter 
instruct  the  captains  of  the  various  police  precincts,  when  re- 
porting upon  applications  for  pool  room  licenses  in  the  county, 
to  learn  the  sentiment  of  the  residents  and  property  owners 
within  250  feet  of  the  street  or  road  on  each  side  of  the  place 
where  it  is  desired  to  locate  such  business,  and  within  a similar 
space  on  the  side  of  the  street  or  road  fronting  opposite  such 
place;  within  the  city  they  shall  learn  the  sentiment  of  the 
actual  resident  house-keepers  and  merchants,  store-keepers,  or 
shop-keepers,  occupying  stores  or  shops  on  the  same  side  of  the 
square  where  it  is  desired  to  locate  a pool  room,  and  on  the 
confronting  side  of  the  square  opposite  the  same;  Provided, 
that  the  entrances  of  residences  or  the  entrances  to  the  stores, 
shops  or  places  of  business  be  on  the  same  street  or  avenue  or 
some  corner  thereof  as  the  entrance  of  the  pool  room,  and  the 
result  of  their  investigation  shall  be  embodied  in  their  re- 
port.’ 99 

SEC.  3.  That  every  person  who  shall  own,  keep,  or  use  any 
billiard  table,  bagatelle  table,  pool  table,  or  any  table  or  board 
of  the  kind  mentioned  in  the  first  section  of  this  Act,  for  public 
use  or  profit  without  such  license  first  had  and  obtained,  shall, 
on  conviction  in  the  police  court,  be  fined  twenty  dollars  or 
imprisoned  not  exceeding  three  months  for  each  offense,  or 
both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court. 

SEC.  4.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  proprietors  of 
billiard  tables,  pool  tables,  bagatelle  tables,  jenny  lind  tables, 
or  other  tables  of  the  kind  mentioned  in  the  first  section  of  this 
Act,  shufflleboards  and  bowling  alleys,  kept  for  public  hire  and 


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gain  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  to  sell  or  to  allow  to  be  sold 
in  the  same  room,  spirituous,  vinous,  or  malt  liquors,  and  all 
such  places  shall  be  closed  during  the  entire  twenty-four  hours 
of  each  and  every  Sunday,  and  also  during  the  hours  that  bar- 
rooms are  required  to  be  closed. 

Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on 
conviction,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more 
than  forty  dollars,  and  shall  in  addition  forfeit  his  or  her 
license,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  District 
of  Columbia. 

SEC.  5.  That  all  laws  or  parts  of  laws  inconsistent  with  this 
Act  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved,  February  25,  1897.  (29  Stats.,  594). 

An  Ordinance  to  Revise,  Consolidate,  and  Amend  the  Or- 
dinances of  the  Board  of  Health,  to  Declare  What 
Shall  be  Deemed  Nuisances  Injurious  to  Health,  and 
to  Provide  for  the  Removal  Thereof,  as  Amended  by 
Ordinances  of  July  30,  1875,  and  by  Commissioners  ’ 
Orders  of  June  25,  1901,  and  January  2,  1902. 

(See  1 Sup.  R.  S.,  2d  ed.,  304). 

SEC.  2.  That  the  carrying  and  transporting  of  bones,  hides, 
fish,  garbage,  offal,  or  other  animal  or  vegetable  substances,  in 
decomposing  and  offensive  condition,  in  any  other  than  covered 
and  inclosed  vehicles,  through  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  or 
public  place,  within  the  cities  of  Washington  or  Georgetown, 
or  the  more  densely  populated  suburbs  of  said  cities,  is  hereby 
declared  a nuisance  injurious  to  health;  and  any  person  who 
shall  cause,  commit,  create,  or  maintain  such  nuisance  shall, 
upon  conviction,  be  fined  not  less  than  two  nor  more  than 
twenty-five  dollars  for  every  such  offense. 

SEC.  3.  That  manure  accumulated  in  great  quantities; 
manure,  offal,  or  garbage  piled  or  deposited  within  300  feet 
of  any  place  of  worship,  or  of  any  dwelling,  or  unloaded  along 
the  line  of  any  railroad,  or  in  any  street  or  public  way;  cars 
or  flats  loaded  with  manure,  or  other  offensive  matter,  remain- 
ing or  standing  on  any  railroad,  street,  or  highway,  in  the 


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cities  of  Washington  or  Georgetown,  or  the  more  densely  popu- 
lated suburbs  of  said  cities,  are  hereby  declared  nuisances  in- 
jurious to  health;  and  any  person  who  shall  pile  or  deposit 
manure,  offal,  or  garbage,  or  any  offensive  or  nauseous  sub- 
stance within  300  feet  of  any  inhabited  dwelling  within  the 
limits  of  said  cities  or  their  said  suburbs,  and  any  person  who 
shall  unload,  discharge,  or  put  upon  or  along  the  line  of  any 
railroad,  street,  or  highway,  or  public  place  within  said  cities 
or  their  said  suburbs  any  manure,  garbage,  offal,  or  other 
offensive  or  nauseous  substance  within  300  feet  of  any  inhab- 
ited dwelling,  or  who  shall  cause  or  allow  cars  or  flats  loaded 
with  or  having  in  or  upon  them  any  such  substance  to  remain 
or  stand  in  or  along  any  railroad,  street,  or  highway  within  the 
limits  of  said  cities  or  their  suburbs  within  300  feet  of  any 
inhabited  dwelling,  and  who  shall  fail,  after  notice  duly  served 
by  this  board,  to  remove  the  same,  shall,  upon  conviction  there- 
of, be  fined  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars 
for  every  such  offense. 

The  Works  Law  to  Enjoin  and  Abate  Houses  of  Lewdness, 

Assignation,  and  Prostitution. 

Whoever  shall  erect,  establish,  continue,  maintain,  use,  own, 
occupy,  or  re-lease  any  building,  erection,  or  place  used  for  the 
purpose  of  lewdness,  assignation,  or  prostitution  in  the  District 
of  Columbia  is  guilty  of  a nuisance,  and  the  building,  erection, 
or  place,  or  the  ground  itself  in  or  upon  which  such  lewdness, 
assignation,  or  prostitution  is  conducted,  permitted,  or  carried 
on,  continued,  or  exists,  and  the  furniture,  fixtures,  musical  in- 
struments, and  contents  are  also  declared  a nuisance,  and  shall 
be  enjoined  and  abated  as  hereinafter  provided. 

SEC.  2.  That  whenever  a nuisance  is  kept,  maintained,  or 
exists  as  defined  in  this  Act  the  attorney  of  the  United  States 
for  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  the  Attorney  General  of  the 
United  States,  or  any  citizen  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  may 
maintain  an  action  in  equity  in  the  name  of  the  United  States 
of  America,  upon  the  relation  of  such  attorney  of  the  United 
States  for  the  District  of  Columbia,  the  Attorney  General  of 


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the  United  States,  or  citizen,  to  perpetually  enjoin  said  nui- 
sance, the  person  or  persons  conducting  or  maintaining  the 
same,  and  the  owner  or  agent  of  the  building  or  ground  upon 
which  said  nuisance  exists.  In  such  action  the  court,  or  a 
judge  in  vacation,  shall,  upon  the  presentation  of  a petition 
therefor  alleging  that  the  nuisance  complained  of  exists,  allow 
a temporary  writ  of  injunction,  without  bond,  if  it  shall  be 
made  to  appear  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  court  or  judge  by 
evidence  in  the  form  of  affidavits,  depositions,  oral  testimony, 
or  otherwise,  as  the  complainant  may  elect,  unless  the  court  or 
judge  by  previous  order  shall  have  directed  the  form  and  man- 
ner in  which  it  shall  be  presented.  Three  days*  notice,  in 
writing,  shall  be  given  the  defendant  of  the  hearing  of  the 
application,  and  if  then  continued  at  his  instance  the  writ  as 
prayed  shall  be  granted  as  a matter  of  course.  When  an  in- 
junction has  been  granted  it  shall  be  binding  on  the  defendant 
throughout  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  any  violation  of  the 
provisions  of  injunction  herein  provided  shall  be  a contempt  as 
hereinafter  provided. 

SEC.  3.  That  the  action  when  brought  shall  be  triable  at  the 
first  term  of  court,  after  due  and  timely  service  of  the  notice 
has  been  given,  and  in  such  action  evidence  of  the  general  rep- 
utation of  the  place  shall  be  admissible  for  the  purpose  of 
proving  the  existence  of  said  nuisance.  If  the  complaint  is 
filed  by  a citizen,  it  shall  not  be  dismissed,  except  upon  a 
sworn  statement  made  by  the  complainant  and  his  attorney, 
setting  forth  the  reasons  why  the  action  should  be  dismissed, 
and  the  dismissal  approved  by  the  attorney  of  the  United 
States  for  the  District  of  Columbia  or  the  Attorney  General 
of  the  United  States  of  America  in  writing  or  in  open  court. 
If  the  court  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  action  ought  not  to  be 
dismissed,  it  may  direct  the  attorney  of  the  United  States  for 
the  District  of  Columbia  to  prosecute  said  action  to  judgment ; 
and  if  the  action  is  continued  more  than  one  term  of  court,  any 
citizen  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  the  Attorney  of  the 
United  States  for  the  District  of  Columbia,  may  be  substituted 
for  the  complaining  party  and  prosecute  said  action  to  judg- 
ment. If  the  action  is  brought  by  a citizen,  and  the  court  finds 


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there  was  no  reasonable  grounds  or  cause  for  said  action,  the 
costs  may  be  taxed  to  such  citizen. 

SEC.  4.  That  in  case  of  the  violation  of  any  injunction 
granted  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  the  court,  or,  in  vaca- 
tion, a judge  thereof,  may  summarily  try  and  punish  the  of- 
fender. The  proceedings  shall  be  commenced  by  filing  with 
the  clerk  of  the  court  an  information,  under  oath,  setting  out 
the  alleged  facts  constituting  such  violation,  upon  which  the 
court  or  judge  shall  cause  a warrant  to  issue,  under  which  the 
defendant  shall  be  arrested.  The  trial  may  be  had  upon  affida- 
vits, or  either  party  may  at  any  stage  of  the  proceedings  de- 
mand the  production  and  oral  examination  of  the  witnesses. 
A party  found  guilty  of  contempt,  under  the  provisions  of  this 
section,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  $200  nor 
more  than  $1,000  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  District  jail  not 
less  than  three  nor  more  than  six  months  or  by  both  fine  and 
imprisonment. 

SEC.  5.  That  if  the  existence  of  the  nuisance  be  established 
in  an  action  as  provided  in  this  Act,  or  in  a criminal  proceed- 
ing, an  order  of  abatement  shall  be  entered  as  a part  of  the 
judgment  in  the  case,  which  order  shall  direct  the  removal  from 
the  building  or  place  of  all  fixtures,  furniture,  musical  instru- 
ments, or  movable  property  used  in  conducting  the  nuisance, 
and  shall  direct  the  sale  thereaf  in  the  manner  provided  for  the 
sale  of  chattels  under  execution,  and  the  effectual  closing  of 
the  building  or  place  against  its  use  for  any  purpose,  and  so 
keeping  it  closed  for  a period  of  one  year,  unless  sooner  re- 
leased. If  any  person  shall  break  and  enter  or  use  a building, 
erection,  or  place  so  directed  to  be  closed  he  shall  be  punished 
as  for  contempt,  as  provided  in  the  preceding  section. 

SEC.  6 That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  the  personal  prop- 
erty, as  provided  in  the  preceding  section,  shall  be  applied  in 
the  payment  of  the  costs  of  the  action  and  abatement,  and  the 
balance,  if  any,  shall  be  paid  to  the  defendant. 

SEC.  7.  That  if  the  owner  appears  and  pays  all  costs  of 
the  proceeding  and  files  a bond,  with  sureties  to  be  approved 
by  the  clerk,  in  the  full  value  of  the  property,  to  be  ascertained 


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by  the  court  or,  in  vacation,  by  the  collector  of  taxes  of  the 
District  of  Columbia,  conditioned  that  he  will  immediately 
abate  said  nuisance  and  prevent  the  same  from  being  estab- 
lished or  kept  within  a period  of  one  year  thereafter,  the  court, 
or,  in  vacation,  the  judge,  may,  if  satisfied  of  his  good  faith, 
order  the  premises  closed  under  the  order  of  abatement  to  be 
delivered  to  said  owner  and  said  order  of  abatement  canceled  so 
far  as  the  same  may  relate  to  said  property;  and  if  the  pro- 
ceeding be  an  action,  in  equity  and  said  bond  be  given  and 
costs  therein  paid  before  judgment  and  order  of  abatement, 
the  action  shall  be  thereby  abated  as  to  said  building  only. 
The  release  of  the  property  under  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 
tion shall  not  release  it  from  judgment,  lien,  penalty,  or  liabil- 
ity to  which  it  may  be  subject  by  law. 

SEC.  8.  That  whenever  a permanent  injunction  issues 
against  any  person  for  maintaining  a nuisance  as  herein  de- 
fined, or  against  any  owner  or  agent  of  the  building  kept  or 
used  for  the  purpose  prohibited  by  this  Act,  there  shall  be 
assessed  against  said  building  and  the  ground  upon  which  the 
same  is  located  and  against  the  person  or  persons  maintaining 
said  nuisance,  and  the  owner  or  agent  of  said  premises,  a tax 
of  $300.  The  assessment  of  said  tax  shall  be  made  by  the 
assessor  of  the  District  of  Columbia  and  shall  be  made  within 
three  months  from  the  date  of  the  granting  of  the  permanent 
injunction.  In  case  the  assessor  fails  or  neglects  to  make  said 
assessment  the  same  shall  be  made  by  the  chief  of  police,  and  a 
return  of  said  assessment  shall  be  made  to  the  collector  of 
taxes.  Said  tax  shall  be  a perpetual  lien  upon  all  property, 
both  personal  and  real,  used  for  the  purpose  of  mantaining 
said  nuisance,  and  the  payment  of  said  tax  shall  not  relieve 
the  person  or  building  from  any  other  penalties  provided  by 
law.  The  provisions  of  the  law  relating  to  the  collection  and 
distribution  of  taxes  upon  personal  and  real  property  shall 
govern  in  the  collection  and  distribution  of  the  tax  herein 
prescribed  in  so  far  as  the  same  are  applicable  and  not  in 
conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act. 

SEC.  9.  The  United  States  district  attorney  or  other  at- 


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torney  representing  the  prosecution  for  violation  of  this 
statute,  with  the  approval  of  the  court,  may  grant  immunity 
to  any  witness  called  to  testify  in  behalf  of  the  prosecution. 
Approved,  February  7,  1914. 


INDEX 


A 

ACCIDENTS-  SEC.  PAGE 

police  may  rope  off  sts.,  etc.,  at  scene  of,  if 

necessary  g 72 

ACTS  OF  CONGRESS — 

giving  Commrs.  authority  to  make  regula- 
tions   2-7 

germane  to  the  police  regulations  152-187 

ADDRESSES  ON  PUBLIC  STREETS,  etc— 

permits  required  for  5 25 

ADVERTISEMENTS— 

signs  used  as  must  not  be  located  in  any 
places  mentioned  in  Sec.  1,  Art.  IX  with 

certain  exceptions  22  67 

vehicles  must  not  be  used  to  solely  display 

without  permit  50  90 

may  be  displayed  by  street  cars 50  91 

private  street  lamps  not  to  be  used  as 7 106 

must  not  be  attached  to  trees  without  permit  3 125 

permits  for  on  buildings  or  projecting  there- 
from   11  133 

must  not  be  put  on  carriage  blocks,  lamp 

posts,  etc 12  134 

ADVERTISING— 

noises  shall  not  be  used  for,  wares  or  attract- 
ing attention  to  any  business  with  excep- 
tions . 1,2  68-69 

permit  required  to  do,  on  sidewalks  by  pro- 
jecting lenses  or  otherwise 4 130 

ADVERTISING  MATTER — 
must  not  be  thrown  on  doorsteps  if  likely  to 

be  blown  about 8 65 


188 


AGE  LIMIT—  SEC.  page 

permit  for  operation  of  commercial  vehicles 

by  persons  under  16  required 33  84 

AIR  GUNS— 

use  of  forbidden 1 72 

use  of  by  minors  forbidden 2 73 

AISLES  IN  THEATERS.  (See  “ Theaters/  ’) 

4' 

ALCOHOL— 

storage  of 7,10  20,23 

ALLEY  GATES.  (See  “Gates.”) 

; ALLEY  HOUSES— 

entertainments  in, 19a  116 

ALLEYS— 

excavations  in 3 61 

i building  materials  deposited  in 3 61 

permit  necessary  for  excavations  in 3 63 


rules  regarding  construction  of  manure  pits 


owners  of  vacant  lots  must  not  permit  dirt, 

etc.,  to  wash  down  on 21  67 

dirt,  etc.,  must  not  be  dropped  on 1 ' 59 

materials  dangerous  to  men  and  animals 

must  not  be  left  on  4 63 

rugs,  etc.,  ashes,  etc.,  must  not  be  treated  so 

as  to  cause  dust  on  adjoining  premises  5 64 

dangerous  obstructions  must  not  be  left  in.  . 7 64 

handbills,  circulars,  etc.,  must  not  be  left  in  8 65 

foul  drainage,  etc.,  must  not  be  spilled  on.  . 9 65 

wood  must  not  be  sawed  on  or  left  there 

more  than  2 hours 13  66 

structures  used  as  advs.  not  to  be  placed  in 

without  permit  22  67 

noises  in  1-7  68-71 

musical  instruments  must  not  be  played  in 

without  permit  3 69 

police  may  rope  off  in  case  of  fires,  etc., 

if  necessary  6 


71 


190 


AMBULANCES  have  right  of  way.  (See  sec.  page 
“Bight  of  Way.”) 

AMUSEMENTS— 

consents  must  be  obtained  to  conduct  on 

vacant  lots  4 jq 

indecent  prohibited  15-19  115-116 

limited  on  Sunday  16  115 

in  alley  houses  19a  hq 

crowds  must  not  congregate  in  front  of 

places  furnishing,  1 135 

establishment  of  cheap  places  of  (indoor)  . . 22  117 

music  at  open  air  4 7 q 

licenses  for  may  be  revoked 3 5 

ANACOSTIA  BRIDGE— 

lights  on  draw  73  99 

ANIMALS— 

rules  governing  in  droves,  etc.  1-9  55-56 

diseased  must  not  be  brought  into  D.  C 8 56 

must  not  be  washed  near  public  hydrant  . . 7 56 

droves  must  not  be  driven  by  anyone  under 

sixteen  years  6 56 

dead  must  not  be  cast  on  sts.,  etc.  1 59 

dead  must  not  be  cast  on  lots,  etc 2 60 

removal  of  harness  while  on  streets 52  91 

definition  of  words  “dead  animal*  * 1 119 

rules  as  to  removal  of  dead 8-9,  16-19  121-124 

horned,  may  be  led  singly  in  sts 4 55 

six  (horses)  may  be  haltered  together  2 55 

must  not  be  fastened  to  trees 1 125 

shall  not  run  at  large  3 55 

loose  herds  may  be  driven  on  certain  streets  5 55 

game  laws  in  re  168-177 

authority  of  Commissioners  to  regulate  re- 
moval   7 

APPEAL— 

from  decision  of  Fire  Marshal  in  re  storage 

of  inflammable  materials  10  23 


191 


ARRESTS — sec.  page 

may  be  made  by  church  authorities 161 

ASH  CARTS— 

may  use  gongs  . 1 68 

ASHES— 

must  not  be  handled  or  sifted  so  as  to  cause 

dust  on  other  premises,  etc 5 64 

must  not  be  dropped  from  vehicles  on  sts.  . . 11  65 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc 1 59 

rules  as  to  removal  of 10-12,17-19  122-124 

definition  of  word 10  122 

ASSEMBLIES— 

disposition  of  vehicles  at 9 32 

(See  also  “Theaters.”) 

ASSESSOR— 

shall  give  hearing  to  protestants  against 

issuance  of  dance  hall  permits  25  119 

AUCTION  SALES— 

use  of  streets  for  display  of  vehicles  in. . . . 79  101 

AUCTIONEERS— 

rules  governing 1-10  145-147 

may  make  noise  in  calling  out  their  wares  . . 1,2  69 

AUTOMOBILE  BOARD— 

organization  and  work  9 141 

AUTOMOBILE  REPAIR  SHOPS— 

hose  or  pipe  from  must  not  be  left  on  side- 
walk after  closing  hours  13a  135 

AUTOMOBILES— 

(See  “Sightseeing  Automobiles”  for  special 
regulations  governing  that  kind  of  vehicle) 

rates  for  public  for  hire  1-6  45-52 

shall  use  horn,  bell  or  gong  for  warning  ....  1 68 

rules  as  to  operation,  construction,  etc 1-12  137-142 

license  to  operate,  etc 1 137 

tags  for,  2 139 

operation  by  tourists  2 130 

lights  on  3 139 

lights  must  not  dazzle  39  85 


192 


AUTOMOBILES — Continued,  sec.  page 

starting  levers,  etc 4 140 

going  north  and  south  have  right  of  way 19  83 

prolonged  emission  of  smoke,  etc.  prohibited  5,38  140,85 

prolonged  noises  prohibited  6 140 

noises  by  prohibited  as  well  as  when  in 

garages . . . . 6 141 

shall  not  be  operated  by  intoxicated  parties  7 141 

board  for  examination  of  operators  of  ... . 9 141 

operation  by  minors  ....................  l 138 

must  have  mufflers  6 140 

(See  “Vehicles”  for  general  traffic  rules.) 

must  not  use  muffler  cut  out 37  85 

storage  in  certain  classes  of  houses  pro- 

tiibited  5g  19 

oil  may  drip  from  4 124 

AUTO  VEHICLES— 

lights  on  other  than  automobiles 48  90 

(See  “ Automobiles”) 

AVENUES.  ( See  i i Streets. ' ') 

AWNINGS— 

maintenance  over  sidewalks,  etc 10  132 

must  not  interfere  with  trees  and  lights  . . 10  133 

B 

B STREET— 

farmers'  stands  on  1 35 

occupancy  of  bet.  9th  and  10th  Sts 8 132 

BABY  CARRIAGES— 
classed  as  vehicles  if  on  sts.  not  in  usual  path 

of  pedestrians  1 81 

BACKING— 

vehicles  must  signal  before,  24  84 

BADGES — 

must  be  worn  by  hucksters  and  assistants  . . 4 25 

drivers  of  public  hacks  must  wear... 3 31 

must  be  worn  by  men  repairing  district  wires 

etc.  5 105 


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SEC.  PAGE 

BAGGAGE— 

rates  for  carrying  on  public  vehicles ...  1 45 

drivers  shall  unload  and  load  without  charge 

from  public  vehicles  1 48 

BALLS— 

conduct  of  vehicles  at  9,10  32-33 

shall  not  be  thrown  on  streets 16  136, 162 

BANDS— 

permit  necessary  to  play  in  parades  ......  3 69 

BAR  ROOMS— 

noise  making  devices  must  not  be  used  in . . 1 68 

BARKERS— 

forbidden  to  operate  on  public  space. ...  14, 14a,  15  135, 136 
BARRELS— 

must  not  be  left  on  sidewalks,  etc.  more  than 

2 hours  except  as  provided  in  Art.  XXIII  13  66 

BASIN— 

no  one  shall  tamper  with  cover  without  per- 
mit   16  66 

BATHING— 

from  public  bridges  prohibited  75  100 

BATHING  BEACH— 

rules  as  to  conduct  of  1 126 

authority  to  make  regulations  governing  . . 5 

BEANSHOOTERS— 

no  person  under  16  shall  carry 2 73 

BEEVES.  (See  ‘ ‘ Animals,”) 

BEGGING— 

not  allowed  in  Dist.  Bldg 2 150 

BELLS— 

shall  not  be  rung  on  sts.,  alleys,  etc.,  except 

on  occasions  1 68 

st.  cars,  bicycles,  autos,  shall  use 1 68 

scissors-grinders  may  use  1 08 

ash  carts  may  use  1 08 

may  be  put  on  horses  attached  to  sleighs..  1 08 

shall  be  used  at  grade  crossings  . . . . — ...  76  100 


194 


SEC.  PAGE 

BENZIE  E — 

storage  and  sale  1,  6, 10  11-20,  23 

dripping  on  sts 4,  5 124,125 

BICYCLES— 

record  of  must  be  kept  when  brought  to 

repair  shops  7 ^0 

shall  use  bell,  horn  or  gong  for  warning  ....  1 63 

shall  not  be  crowded  onto  curb  by  other 

v^icles  55  91 

shall  not  be  ridden  on  sidewalks 57  91 

shall  not  be  ridden  by  two  people  without 

Permit  58  91 

must  not  carelessly  collide  54  94 

must  have  a light  48  99 

shall  not  be  ridden  in  front  of  fire  appar- 

atus  3 104 

shall  not  be  ridden  over  fire  hose 3 104 

shall  not  be  left  against  Dist.  Bldg 82  102 

BILLBOARDS— 

shall  not  be  placed  on  fire  alarm  box,  etc.  . . 4 104 

Act  of  Congress  in  re 155 

BILLIARD  AND  POOL  TABLES— 

law  governing  180 

BIRDS— 

laws  protecting  168-177 

BITUMINOUS  COAL— 

deposit  of  on  sidewalks 1 59 

BLASTING— 

rules  as  to  1-31  71-80 

BLOCKS  (bumping) 

railroad  sidings  must  have  78  101 

BOATS— 

shall  signal  drawbridge  keeper 74  100 

hire  of  to  minors,  etc 1 149 

shall  not  be  propelled  against  bridges  ......  75  100 


195 


BONFIRES — sec.  page 

prohibited  161 

BOOKSt — 

no  records  of  purchase  of,  need  be  kept  by 

pawnbrokers,  ! 1 8 

BOOTBLACK  STANDS — 

will  not  be  allowed  on  public  space 7 131 

BOXING— 

prohibited  by  Sec.  876  of  D.  C.  Code. 

BRANCHES— 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereto  12  66 

BRAKES— 

vehicles  must  have  if  weighing  over  2 tons 

and  going  on  grades  over  4%  40  85 

BRICKS— 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereof  12  66 

BRIDGES— 

over  excavations  shall  have  green  lights  . . 7 64 

traffic  over  71,  72  98,  99 

draw  bridges  in,  73,  74  99, 100 

boats  shall  not  be  propelled  against  75  100 

are  public  highways 71  98 

bathing  from,  prohibited  75  100 

authority  to  make  regulations  as  to  use  of  . . 6 

BUILDING  MATERIALS  AND  DEBRIS— 

may  be  placed  on  sts.,  alleys,  etc 1-4  7,11,  59-64,65 

must  obtain  permit  to  deposit  on  Sts.  and 

alleys * ^9 

planking  must  be  placed  on  roadways  near 

deposits  of,  during  hauling 1 60 

must  not  be  spilled  on  sts.,  etc.  1 

limits  of  areas  to  be  occupied  by  on  streets, 

etc ^ ^ 

limits  of  areas  to  be  occupied  by  on  sts. 

with  railway  tracks  3 61 

must  be  compactly  arranged  on  sts.  with  car 


196 


BUILDING  MATERIALS  and  Debris — Cont’ed  sec.  page 

tracks  . . . . 3 

must  not  hinder  traffic  in  alleys 3 

must  be  compactly  arranged  outside  parking 

lm®  •- 3 62 

c rtain  space  on  sidewalks  must  be  kept  clear 

of  - * 3 62 

must  be  removed  promptly  when  ordered  by 

Insp.  of  Bldgs 3 62 

lights  must  be  exhibited  on 3 $ 2 

may  be  dressed  in  streets  under  conditions  3 62 

may  be  mixed  and  prepared  on  streets  ....  3 63 

debris  must  be  removed  from  day  to  day  . . 3 63 

light  rubbish  from  must  not  be  left  loose 

on  s^s 3 63 

deposited  by  District  employees  subject  to 
same  regulations  as  other  parties  with 
certain  exceptions  3 (33 

BUILDINGS— 

containing  combustible  materials  may  be 

entered  by  Fire  Marshal  10  23 

may  be  entered  by  Fire  Marshal  for  exam- 
ination of  chimneys,  etc 8 21 

coachmen  may  sleep  in,  containing  in- 
flammable materials  7 20 

streets,  etc.  may  be  used  for  depositing 

materials  to  build,  repair,  etc 3 60 

sidewalks  adjacent  to  must  be  roofed  if  over 

3 stories,  during  construction  3 63 

BUILDINGS,  INSPECTOR  OF— 

may  order  removal  of  unsafe  signs  11  134 

BUMPING  BLOCKS— 

sidings  must  have  78  100 

BURNING  FLUID— 

storage  of  7, 10  20,23 

BUS  LINE.  (See  li Vehicles. ") 


197 


SEC.  PAGE 

BUSHES— 

owners  of  vacant  lots  must  not  permit,  to 

fall  on  sidewalks,  etc 21  67 

BUSINESS  STREETS— 

authority  of  Commissioners  to  designate  . . 4 

C 

CAB  SERVICE— 

law  authorizing  establishment  of  179 

CABS— 

stand  for  those  of  R.  R.  Co.  at  Union 

Station  2 30 

rates  of,  of  R.  R.  Co 4 51 

CAFES— 

must  get  certificate  from  Health  Officer . . 24  119 

CALCIUM  CARBIDES— 

sale,  storage,  etc  5f,  5,  31  18,73,78 

CAMPHENE— 

storage  of  7,10  20,23 

CANALS— 

stones,  etc.  must  not  be  thrown  in 1 126 

CANVASSERS— 

not  allowed  in  Dist.  Bldg 2 150 

CAPS  (Gun) 

shall  not  be  sold  to  minors  3 73 

CAR  TRACKS.  (See  “Tracks.”) 

CARBON  BI-SULPHIDE— 

storage  of 7, 10  20,  23 

CARDS— 

for  advertising  must  not  be  thrown  on  door- 
steps, etc.  if  likely  to  be  blown  about  . . 8 65 

CARPETS— 

shall  not  be  treated  so  as  to  cause  dust  to 

fall  on  surrounding  sts.  and  property  ....  5 64 

CARRIAGE  BLOCKS— 

permits  for  12  134 

signs  on  prohibited 12  135 

CARRIAGES.  (See  “Hacks.”) 


198 


SEC.  PAGE 

CARRIAGEWAY.  ( See  1 i Streets.  9 ’) 

CARS.  (See  “Street  Cars. ,J) 

CARTS.  (See  “ Vehicles.  9 ’) 

CARTRIDGES— 

packing  of  9 75 

CASKS— 

must  not  be  placed  on  sidewalks,  etc.  for 
more  than  2 hours  except  as  provided  in 

Art.  XXIII 13  66 

CATS — 

poundmaster  shall  seize  all  running  at  large  8 59 

CATTLE— 

herds  of  on  streets,  etc 1-9  55,56 

horned,  may  be  led  singly  with  rope  ....  4 55 

shall  not  run  at  large  3 55 

shall  not  be  cleaned  or  fed  near  public  hy- 
drant,   7 56 

CELLAR  DOORS— 

must  not  obstruct  sidewalk  2 124 

limited  time  for  keeping  open  13  135 

CELLARS— 

inspection  of,  by  Eire  Marshal  8 21 

CEMENT— 

may  be  prepared  for  building  purposes  on 

public  space 3 63 

CHARGES— 

for  use  of  fish  wharf  and  market  13  43 

for  hacks,  taxicabs,  autos  without  taximeters, 

etc 1-6  45-52 

for  private  vehicles  shall  not  be  exhibited  . . 11  54 

CHEMICALS— 

storing  of  7 20 

CHICKENS — 

rules  governing  5-7  57-59 

CHIEF  ENGINEER  OF  FIRE  DEPARTMENT— 
has  supervision  over  storage  of  oils  and  in- 
flammable materials  ...  3,  5,  5a,  5h,  6-10;  11, 13-16,  20-23 


199 


SEC.  PAGE 

CHLORATES — 

sale,  transportation  and  storage  of 5 74 

CHURCHES— 

rules  as  to  aisles,  exits,  etc 1-3  107-110 

cinematographs  or  moving  picture  machines 

in  10-14  112-114 

disturbing  services  in,  prohibited . 161 

CINDERS— 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc 1 69 

must  not  be  thrown  into  public  sewers  or  ap- 
purtenance thereof \ 12  65 

CINEMATOGRAPH— 

rules  as  to  use  of 10, 11, 12a-12b,  13, 14  112-114 

CIRCLES— 

traffic  around  must  keep  to  right  curb  ....  7 82 

CIRCULARS— 

must  not  be  thrown  on  doorsteps  if  likely  to 

be  blown  about  <•  • • ® ^5 

CIRCUSES— 

owners  of  land  rented  to,  to  clean  it  up  ... . 2 60 

must  obtain  consents  of  property  owners  to 

operate  21 

CLEANING  ESTABLISHMENTS 

use  of  gasoline  by  ...  • 6h  19 

CLOCKS— 

erection  on  streets  12*  131 

CLOTHES— 

must  not  be  treated  to  cause  dust  to  fall 

on  surrounding  sts.  and  property 5 64 

CLOTHING — 

rules  governing  dealers  in  second  hand  ....  1-8  8-11 

COACHMEN— 

may  sleep  in  stables  containing  combustible 

materials  ^ 20 

COAL— 

bituminous  must  be  wet  before  being  de- 
posited on  sidewalks  1 69 


200 


COAL— Continued.  SEo.  page 

must  not  be  dumped  on  sidewalk,  etc.  for 

more  than  two  hours 13  qq 

COASTING— 

prohibited  where  dangerous 36  35 

COLLAR— 

dogs  must  wear  2 57 

COLLATERAL— 

amount  due  drivers  of  public  vehicles  to  be 

deducted  from 4 32 

COLLECTORS— 

not  permitted  in  Dist.  Bldg 2 150 

COLLISIONS— 

drivers  must  not  wilfully  cause  54  91 

COMBUSTIBLE  MATERIALS— 

storage  of  1_12  11-24 

appeal  may  be  had  to  Commrs.  in  re  storage 

of>  10  23 

coachmen  may  dwell  in  stables  containing,  7 20 

consents  required  to  store  9 22 

COMMERCIAL  VEHICLES.  (See  “ Vehicles.”) 
COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE  DISTRICT  OF 
COLUMBIA— 

may  order  street  cars  stopped 60  92 

shall  approve  conduit  ventilation 4 73 

shall  approve  safety  applicances  at  grade 

regulations  I.7 

Acts  of  Congress  authorizing,  to  make  police 

regulations  4.7 

COMPLAINTS— 

should  be  made  to  police 1 81 

CONCERTS— 

conduct  of  vehicles  at  9, 10  32,  33 

consents  of  property  owners  and  permit 

necessary  to  conduct  open  air 4 70 

CONCRETE— 

may  be  prepared  for  bldg,  purposes  on  public 
space  3 63 


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CONCRETE— Continued.  sec.  page 

must  be  prepared  by  Dist.  employees  under 

same  regulations  as  other  persons  3 63 

CONDUIT— 

shall  not  be  run  through  public  sewer  with- 
out permit  15  66 

Commrs.  shall  approve  ventilation  of  ..... . 4 73 

CONNECTIONS— 

with  sewers  for  discharge  of  hot  or  ex- 
plosive liquids  or  gases  not  allowed  ....  18  66 

CONSENTS— 

required  for  junk-shops  or  storage  of  in- 
flammable materials  9 22 

of  property  owners,  etc.  required  for  music 

at  open  air  moving  picture  shows 4 70 

required  for  moving  picture  shows  on  resi- 
dence st 22  117 

required  to  maintain  cow  yard  or  pen 1 125 

CONTRACTORS  ON  DISTRICT  WORK— 
under  same  regulations  as  others  regarding 
deposits  on  streets,  etc.  except  dirt  from 

excavations  * 3 63 

CONVENIENCE  STATIONS— 

rules  governing,  1-4  130 

CONVENTION  HALL  STREET  PRO- 
DUCERS’ MARKET— 

area  defined 10  ^0 

CORPORATIONS— 

definition  of  word  3 151 

COTTON— 

storage  of  0 21 

COWS— 

on  streets  1'0  55-56 

consent  of  property  owner  and  permit  re- 
quired to  maintain  yard  or  stable  for  ....  1 125 

also  ( See  ( ( Animals.  ’ ’) 


202 


CRATES— 

must  not  be  left  on  sidewalks,  etc.  more 
than  two  hours  except  as  provided  in  Art 

XXIII  

CRIES — 

upon  streets,  public  places,  etc.  . 
CROCKERY— 


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13  66 

1-7  68-71 


must  not  be  left  on  sts.,  etc 

CROWDS— 

police  may  rope  off  sts.,  etc.  to  keep  back, 

at  fires,  etc 

must  not  assemble  in  front  of  places  of 

amusement  

CROWING.  ( See  1 ‘ Chickens. * *) 

CURB— 

drivers  must  keep  close  to  right,  except  in 

certain  cases  

definition  of  word  

CUT-OUT.  (Motor  Muffler.) 
shall  not  be  used 


DANCING— 


D 


4 

6 

1 


5 

1 

37 


63 

71 

136 


82 

80 

85 


consents  must  be  obtained  to  permit,  on  va- 


cant lots  4 7Q 

permits  for  may  be  revoked  if  conducive  to 

disorder  25  119 

protestants  against  permits  for  dance  halls 

shall  be  given  hearing  by  assessor 25  119 


DAZZLING  LIGHTS— 

on  automobiles  

DEAD  ANIMALS.  (See  * 1 Animals.  * *) 


DEFINITION— 

of  word  “person**  3 251 

of  word  “street”  3,1  151,80 

of  word  “ garage  * * 1 ng 

of  word  “ ashes**  ; iq  122 

of  words  “miscellaneous  refuse**  13  123 


203 


DEFINITIONS — Continued.  sec.  page 

of  words  “easily  accessible**  18  124 

of  words  “ dead  animal**  1 119 

of  word  1 i hack * * 1 25 

of  1 1 one  way  traffic  street * * 1 80 

of  word  “curb” 1 80 

of  word  “horse**  1 80 

of  word  “vehicle* * 1 81 

of  words  “street  cars** 1 81 

of  word  “driver**  1 81 

of  word  “parked** 1 81 

DEPOSITS— 

on  streets  1-11,13,  21,22  59-67 

permit  required  for  on  sts 1 124 

!For  detailed  items  re  deposits  (See  also 
“Building  materials  and  debris.**) 

DIRT— 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc.  except  from 
excavations,  bldg,  construction,  etc.  ....  1 59 

must  not  drop  from  vehicles  onto  streets,  . . 1,  11  60,  65 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur-  ' 

tenances  thereof  12  65 

property  owners  must  pravent,  from  wash- 
ing down  on  sidewalks,  etc.  from  vacant 

lots  21  67 

DISAGREEMENTS— 

as  to  rates  for  public  vehicles  to  be  settled 

by  police  officers 5 52 

DISEASED  ANIMALS— 

must  not  be  brought  into  D.  C 8 56 

DISORDERLY  CONDUCT— 

prohibited  158 

DISTRICT  BUILDING— 

vehicles  around  82  102 

peddlers,  etc.  not  allowed  in 2 150 

DISTRICT  EMPLOYEES.  ( See  “ Employees 
of  District.**) 


204 


LODGERS— 

must  not  be  thrown  on  doorsteps  if  likely  to 


be  blown  about  . g 

DOGS— 

must  not  annoy  neighborhood  by  barking  . . 1 

must  wear  collar  and  muzzle 2,  3,  57 

certain,  must  be  secured  by  cord  2 


Act  of  Congress  in  re  tax  on,  etc 

must  not  be  enticed  to  fight  

DOORS— 

in  theaters  and  churches  to  open  outward  . . 1 

in  sidewalks  to  be  open  only  limited  time  . . 13 

DOORSTEPS— 

advertising  matter  must  not  be  thrown 

in  if  likely  to  be  blown  about  8 

DRAINAGE— 

shall  not  be  spilled  on  sts.  from  vehicles  . . 11 

foul,  shall  not  be  carried  without  permit  or 

spilled  on  street  .... 9 

DRIVERS— 

of  hotel  omnibuses  must  only  carry  their  own 

guests  ........ „.  2 

of  public  vehicles  must  wear  badge  3 

refusal  to  pay  legal  fare  to,  for  public  ve- 
hicle hired  4 

less  than  legal  fare  must  be  accepted  by 

if  agreed  to  previously 5 

amount  due  to  be  paid  from  collateral  for- 
feited   .... 4 

to  keep  streets  clean  at  public  hack  stands. . 6 

must  not  solicit  patronage  7 

must  not  loiter  near  full  stand  for  public  ve- 
hicles awaiting  place  thereon  8 

of  vehicles  at  theaters,  etc.  to  stand  where 

ordered  by  police  10 

of  public  vehicles  must  deliver  to  Police  pro- 
perty left  in  their  vehicles  13 

must  load  and  unload  baggage  from  public 


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163 
160 

107 

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205 


DRIVERS— Continued. 

yehicles  without  charge 

must  keep  engagements  

must  return  excess  fares  for  public  vehicles, 
definition  of  word  as  used  in  Police  Regs. 

• of  vehicles  and  street  cars  shall  obey  police, 
complaints  against,  should  be  made  to  police 

must  hold  reins  

must  be  on  lookout  and  remain  on  seat  or 

at  horse's  head  

shall  not  leave  animal  unattended  or  un- 
bridled unless  fastened  

of  vehicles  must  see  in  all  directions  neces- 
sary to  safety  

shall  clear  road  upon  approach  of  fire  ap- 
paratus, and  draw  close  to  right  curb  .... 

must  go  at  a safe  speed  

rules  for,  when  rounding  circles  

rules  as  to  running  backward  

of  sightseeing  autos  shall  not  turn  in  street 

less  than  40  ft.  wide,  etc 

of  vehicles  backed  up  to  curb  shall  not 

interfere  with  traffic  

shall  not  stop  except  close  to  curb  except  in 

emergency  etc ........... 

shall  keep  near  right  hand  curb 

shall  not  carelessly,  etc.  collide  with  another 

vehicle  

shall  not  crowd  motorcycle,  etc.  against  curb 
of  public  hack  shall  not  loiter  on  sts.  or  sol- 
icit passengers  

no  one  shall  ride  on  rear  without  consent  of 

must  be  careful  of  pedestrians 

proprietors  of  vehicles  liable  for  violations 

of  

may  be  paid  their  legal  fare  out  of  forfeited 

collateral  

overtaking  another  vehicle  must  pass  to  left 


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DRIVERS — Continued.  SEa  page 

turning  into  intersecting  sts 4 81  82 

of  st.  car  shall  indicate  whether  others  shall 

cross  tracks  qi  92 

of  st.  cars  shall  not  stop  more  than  5 min.  or 

approached  another  car  within  15  ft 64  93 

of  public  must  wear  badge  3 31 

DROVES  OF  ANIMALS  ON  STREETS,  ETC — 

rules  governing  1.9  55.50 

DRUMS— 

not  be  to  used  on  sts.,  etc 1 08 

DUMPS — 

may  be  used  when  designated  by  Commrs. . . 2 60 

DYNAMITE— 

use  of  in  D.  C 1,31  71,80 

E 

EARTH— 

from  excavations  may  lie  on  sts.,  etc • 1 59 

used  in  bldg,  construction  1-4,  7,  11  59-65 

must  not  be  dropped  on  sts.  from  wagons, 

etc 11  05 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereof  12  65 

earth,  etc.  must  not  be  thrown  into  canals  . . 1 126 

must  not  wash  on  sidewalks,  etc.  from  vacant 

lots  21  67 

EASTERN  MARKET— 

rules  governing  1-H  34-41 

ELECTRIC  SIGNS— 

must  be  approved  by  Elec.  Engr 11  134 

ELECTRICAL  ENGINEER— 

to  supervise  lighting  of  theaters,  etc 7 112 

ELECTRICAL  WIRING  IN  D.  C. 

authority  to  make  regulations  governing  . . 5 

EMPLOYEES  OF  DISTRICT— 
bound  by  same  regulations  as  others  re- 


. 207 


EMPLOYEES  of  District — Continued 

garding  deposits  on  streets,  etc.  except  dirt 

from  excavations  

need  no  permit  to  excavate  in  sts 

need  permit  to  close  sts.  with  deposits  of 

building  materials,  etc 

ENGAGEMENTS— 

drivers  of  public  vehicles  must  keep 

ENGINEER  COMMISSIONER— 

operations  in  sewers  require  permits  from 
ENGINEERS— 

shall  not  leave  engines  

ENTERTAINMENTS— 

conduct  of  vehicles  at  

indecent  prohibited 

limited  on  Sunday  

in  alley  houses 

rules  as  to  equipment  of  places  for  public 

protection  

EQUESTRIANS— 

classed  as  vehicles  

ETHER 

storage  of  . 

EXCAVATIONS— 

earth  from,  may  lie  on  sts.,  etc 

permit  for  in  Sts.,  parking,  etc 

streets  must  be  covered  with  planking 

near  

earth  from,  connected  with  Dist.  work  must 
not  block  roadways  without  special  permit 
Dist.  foremen  can  make  without  permits . . . 

bridges  over,  must  have  green  lights 

must  not  be  made  in  streets  without  permit . . 
EXHIBITIONS— 

on  vacant  lots  

five-cent,  etc.  

EXITS— 

in  theaters,  etc 


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EXPECTORATING.  (See  “Spitting.”) 

EXPLOSIVE  LIQUIDS,  GASES,  ETC- 

must  not  be  put  into  public  sewers '. . . 18  66 

EXPLOSIVES— 

use  of  in  D.  C ^ 1-31  71-80 

Commissioners  authorized  to  make  regula- 
tions governing 2,  3 

EXPRESS  AND  FURNITURE  WAGONS— 

stands  for  designated  2 29 

EXTRA  PAPERS— 

newsboys  may  call  2 69 


F 


FALSE  ALARMS— 

giving  of  forbidden  2 104 

law  forbidding , 179 

FARE— 

refusal  to  pay  to  public  hack  driver 4 32 

less  than  legal  must  be  accepted  if  previously 

agreed  to  by  driver 5 32 

must  be  refunded  to  passengers  of  sight- 
sighting autos  under  certain  conditions  . . 12  33 

drivers  must  return  excess 6 52 

disputes  regarding  to  be  settled  by  police 

in  case  of  public  vehicles  5 52 

may  be  paid  driver  out  of  forfeited  collateral  4 32 

FARMERS— 

stands  at  markets,  and  rules  governing  ....  1-11  34-41 

FARMERS  ’ PRODUCE  MARKET— 

limits  and  rules  governing 1-9  34-39 

FEES— 

for  use  of  fish  wharf 13  43 

FENCES— 

around  parkings  1 127 

permits  for  3 124 

parking  division  fences 3 129 


209 


SEC.  PAGE 

FERRIS  WHEELS— 

property  owners  must  consent  to  establish- 
ment of  20  116 

FIFTEEN  MINUTE  RULE— 

vehicles  must  obey  on  certain  sts 43  88 

FILMS— 

rules  as  to  use  of  * 10-14  112-114 

FILTH—  v 

shall  not  be  carried  through  sts.  without  per- 
mit, or  spilled  on  sts 9 65 

FIRE  ALARM— 

giving  false  forbidden  2 104 

FIRE  ALARM  BOXES— 

shall  not  be  tampered  with  1 103 

shall  not  be  obstructed  with  signs  or  other- 
wise   4 105 

animals  shall  not  be  hitched  to  4 105 

FIRE  APPARATUS— 

vehicles  shall  not  interfere  with 3 104 

have  right  of  way  17  83 

st.  cars  shall  not  interfere  with 21  83 

FIRE  ARMS— 

rules  as  to  use  of  1-31  71-80 

FIRE  CRACKERS— 

use  of  forbidden  1 71 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT— 
vehicles  of  have  right  of  way  (See  “ Vehicles”) 
certain  employes  of  theaters  to  be  approved 

by  Chief  of  . .... ... 8 112 

FIRE  ESCAPES — 

must  be  kept  clear  of  snow 23  119 

in  theaters  (See  “Building  Regulations. ”) 

FIRE  EXTINGUISHERS— 

must  be  kept  in  garage 5d  18 

must  be  kept  in  dry  cleaning  establishments  5h  19 

FIRE  HOSE— 

vehicles  must  not  drive  over 3 104 


210 


FIRE  HOSE — Continued.  sec. 

in  theaters  4 

FIRE  HYDRANT— 

vehicles  must  not  stop  within  15  feet  of 12 

FIRE  MARSHAL— 

has  supervision  over  storage  and  use  of  oils 

and  inflammable  materials  1-12 

to  issue  permits  to  sell  fireworks,  etc 7 

to  supervise  water  appliances  on  stages  of 

theaters 7 

FIREMEN— 

interference  with 3 

theaters  must  have 8 

FIRE  PLUGS— 

access  to  shall  not  be  obstructed  4 

must  not  be  tampered  with 8 

not  to  be  used  except  for  fire  without  permit  2 

breaks  to  be  reported  by  police 9 

use  of  water  from,  for  construction  work ...  3 

FIRE  RUNS— 

cars  to  stop  at 66 

FIRE  RESISTING  MATERIAL— 

scenery  to  be  treated  with 2 

FIRE  STOPS— 

list  of,  on  street  car  lines 66 

must  be  kept  freshly  painted 66 

FIRES— 

police  may  rope  off  streets  at,  if  necessary . . 6 

fire  plugs  to  be  used  only  in  case  of,  except 

under  special  permit  2 

duties  of  policemen  at  9 

FIREWORKS — 

storage  and  use  of  1-15 

FISH— 

display  in  front  of  stores 5,6 

unfit  for  food  6 

FISH  AND  GAME  LAWS— 

Acts  of  Congress  containing  


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FISH  WHARF— 

rules  governing  charges,  etc 12, 13  41-45 

FIVE  CENT  THEATERS— 

consents  of  property  owners,  etc.,  required 

for  music  at  open  air  4 70 

hours  at  which  music  is  allowed  at  open  air  4 70 

require  consent  of  property  owners  when  on 

residence  streets  22  117 

FLAG— 

red,  must  be  displayed  at  open  manholes ....  7 64 

FLAGMEN— 

at  grade  crossings  76  100 

FLAX— 

storage  of  7, 9,  10  20-23 

FLUID.  (Offensive.) 

must  not  be  transported  through  sts.  without 

permit;  or  spilled  on  sts 9 65 

must  not  be  spilled  on  sts 11  65 

FOOD— 

unfit  for  use 0 121 

FOOTBALL— 

prohibited 162 

FOOTWAYS.  (See  “ Sidewalks.  ’ ’) 

FOUNTAINS— 

may  be  used  between  certain  hours 7 144 

breaking  of  8 144 

FOURTH  OF  JULY— 

use  of  fireworks  on 1 71 

FOWLS— 

rules  governing  5-7  57-59 

display  of  in  front  of  stores 5,  6 130 

unfit  for  food  6 121 

FOWL  COOP  OR  CRATE— 

shall  not  be  placed  on  any  inclosed  parking  6 57 

FRUIT  STANDS— 

will  not  be  allowed  on  public  space  except 

under  conditions  - 7 131 


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SEC.  PAGE 

FUNERAL  PROCESSIONS— 

permit  not  required  for 80  101 

line  of,  must  not  be  crossed  by  vehicles ....  83  102 

FUR— 

storage  of  9,10,12  21-24 

FURNITURE  AND  EXPRESS  WAGONS— 
stands  for  designated  2 29 

G 

GAME  LAWS— 

Acts  of  Congress  containing  168-177 

GAMES— 

prohibited  if  ball  or  other  missle  is  thrown. . 16  136, 162 

GARAGES— 

noises  and  smoke  from,  prohibited 7 141 

for  construction,  etc.  (See  “BUILDING  REGS.”) 

smoking  prohibited  in  5b  17 

fire  extinguishers  must  be  kept  in 5d  18 

sand  must  be  kept  in  5c  18 

stoves  prohibited  in,  etc 5e  18 

electric  switches  in  fie  18 

GARBAGE— 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc 1 59 

must  not  be  left  on  lots,  etc 2 60 

permit  required  to  transport  through  streets 

and  must  not  be  spilleed  9,11  65 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurte- 
nances thereto  12  65 

rules  as  to  removal  of,  etc 1-4,  7-9, 15-19  119-124 

definition  of  1 119 

authority  to  regulate 7 

GARBAGE  CARTS— 

rules  as  to  construction  of,  etc 7,  9 121, 122 

GARBAGE  COLLECTORS— 

must  not  be  inter f erred  with 9 122 


213 


GARDENERS  AND  FARMERS—  sec.  page 

rules  governing  at  various  markets 1-11  34-41 

GARMENTS— 

shall  not  be  treated  so  as  to  cause  dust  to 

fall  on  surrounding  Sts.  and  property 5 64 

GAS  LAMPS.  (See  “ Lamps. ”) 

GASES  (explosive) 

must  not  be  put  into  public  sewers 18  66 

GASOLINE— 

storage,  use  and  sale  1*7,  10  11-21,  23 

GATES— 

must  swing  inwardly  1 1^^ 

house  number  must  be  placed  on  in  alleys. . 4 120 

house  numbers  on  alley  gates  must  not  be  de- 
faced   ^ 120 

at  grade  crossings  76  100 

GENDER— 

definition  of  8 151 

GEORGETOWN  MARKET— 

rules  governing  l‘H  34-41 

GLASS— 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc.  * 4 63 

GOATS— 

herds  on  streets,  etc I-9  55,56 

GONGS— 

street  cars  shall  use  as  warning 1 68 

ash  carts  may  use  1 

street  cars  shall  use  before  crossing  sidewalks  66  97 

GOODS— 

must  not  be  left  on  sidewalks,  etc.,  more  than 
2 hours,  except  as  provided  in  Act.  XXIII  13  66 

GRADE— 

of  parking  must  not  be  changed  without 

permit  3 128 

list  of  streets  having  4 percent  and  over 40  86 

GRADE  CROSSINGS— 

shall  be  guarded  by  gates 76  100 

shall  not  be  closed  by  trains  more  than  five 


214 


GRADE  CROSSINGS — Continued. 

minutes  

shall  have  bells  

GRATES— 

in  sidewalks 

GRAVEL— 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc.,  unless  for 

Bldg.,  construction 

must  not  be  dropped  from  vehicles  on  Sts. . . 
must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurte- 
nances thereof  

property  owners  must  prevent,  from  washing 

down  on  sidewalks,  etc 

GROOMS.  (See  “COACHMEN.”) 

GUN  CAPS— 

shall  not  be  sold  to  minors 

GUNPOWDER— 

use  of,  in  D.  C 

GUNS— 

use  of  all  kinds  in  D.  C * 

GUTTERS— 

shall  not  be  blocked  with  building  materials 
and  deposits 

H 


H STREET  VIADUCT— 

traffic  under  

HACK  INSPECTOR— 

authorized  to  test  taximeters 

-authorized  to  condemn  insanitary  vehicles, 

etc  

HACK  RATES.  (See  "Rates.”) 

HACK  STANDS— 

designated  at  Union  Station  for  public  hacks 

for  hire  

drivers  occupying,  to  keep  them  clean 

vehicles  must  not  loiter  near  when  filled .... 


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77  100 

76  100 

13  135 

1 59 

11  65 
* 

12  65 

21  67 

3 73 

1-32  71-80 

1-32  71-80 

3 62 

84  102 

9 53 

8 53 

2 30 

6 32 

8 32 


215 


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I 

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HACK  STANDS— Continued.  SEC.  PAGE 

for  hotel  omnibuses  at  Union  Station 2 31 

(See  “HACKS”  for  locations  of  public 
hack  stands.) 

HACKS  (Horse  drawn). 

stands  for  public 2 26 

stand  for  at  Union  Station 2 30 

See  also  under  “Hacks”  (motor  and 
horse  drawn),  for  rules  governing  hacks  in 
general.) 

lights  for  25, 47  84, 91 

rates  for  1,  2 47,  49 

HACKS  (Motor-drawn). 

stands  for  public  2 28 

rates  for,  not  using  taximeters 2 50 

rates  for,  using  taximeters  1 45 


(See  also  under  “Hacks”  (motor  and 
horse  drawn),  for  rules  governing  hacks 
in  general). 

stand  at  Union  Station 


lights  for  25,  47  84,  91, 139 

HACKS  (Motor  and  horse  drawn). 

patronage  must  not  be  solicited  for  public  7 32 

must  not  loiter  near  stands  when  fully  occu- 
pied by  8 

drivers  of  public,  must  keep  engagements.  . . 7 52 

must  be  kept  in  good  repair  and  clean  ....  3,  8 51,  53 

public,  must  have  license  numbers  thereon.  . 3 51 

rates  for  horse  drawn  and  motor  drawn.  ...  1,  24-6  45-52 

disposition  of  at  public  assemblies 9, 10  32,  33 

must  be  placed  as  required  by  police 10  33 

drivers  must  not  demand  or  take  unlawful  • 

fees  6 52 

drivers  shall  not  demand  more  than  fee 

agreed  upon  before  hiring  5 

drivers  must  not  refuse  to  take  passengers  6 52 

lisense  numbers  must  be  on  lamps  3 51 

proprietors  of,  liable  for  violations  by  drivers 


216 


HACKS  (Motor  and  Horse  drawn).  sec.  page 

of 10  54 

driver  of  public  must  wear  badge 3 31 

refusal  of  passengers  to  pay  fare 4 32 

rates  should  be  posted  in 2 48 

disputes  as  to  rates 5 52 

charges  for  carrying  baggage  1 45  48 

definition  of  word  “hack”  1 25 

drivers  of  public,  must  keep  stands  clean.  . . 6 32 

drivers  of  public,  must  wear  badge 3 31 

HALTER— 

must  be  used  on  horses  in  droves 2,  3 55 

must  not  be  without  unless  fastened 29  84 

HAND  BILLS— 

must  not  be  thrown  on  doorsteps  if  likely  to 

be  blown  around 8 65 

HAND  ORGANISTS — 

must  obtain  permit  to  play  3 69 

HARBOR  REGULATIONS— 

Act  of  Congress  containing  166 

HARNESS— 

must  not  be  removed  if  likely  to  cause  run- 
away   . 52  91 

HASKELL  PRODUCE  MARKET— 

(See  Farmers 9 Produce  Market.) 

HAY— 

storage  of  7, 9,  10  20-23 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc 1 59 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurte- 
nances thereof  12  66 

HEADLIGHTS— 

on  railroad  trains  76  100 

on  autos,  must  not  be  dazzling  . . * 39  85 

HEALTH  DEPARTMENT— 

vehicles  of,  have  right  of  way 60  92 

HEALTH  LAWS— 

as  to  transporting  offensive  substances,  etc.  182 


217 


HEATING  APPARATUS  IN  RESIDENCES — 

may  be  inspected  by  Eire  Chief,  etc 

HEDGES— 

around  parkings  

HEMP— 

SEC. 

8 

2 

9, 10 

PAGE 

21 

128 

20-23 

HERDS  OF  ANIMALS — 

1-9 

55,  56 

HIDES— 

9, 10 

21-23 

HIGHWAYS  (See  “Streets.”) 
HIRE  OF  BOATS— 

1 

149 

HITCHING  POSTS— 

12 

134 

not  to  be  used  as  signs 

12 

135 

HITCHING  RINGS  IN  SIDEWALKS — 

12 

134 

HOOPS— 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc 

4 

64 

HORNED  CATTLE  ON  STREETS— 

/ 

may  be  led  singly 

4 

55 

HORNS— 

motor  vehicles  shall  sound  as  warning 

1 

68 

shall  not  be  used  except  as  warning  to 
pedestrians,  etc 

26 

84 

HORSE— 

1 

80 

HORSES— 

must  be  haltered  when  in  droves  

2 

55 

must  not  be  cleaned  or  fed  near  public  hy- 

7 

56 

diseased,  must  not  be  brought  into  D.  C 

8 

56 

drivers  must  stay  at  horse’s  head  or  be  on 

51 

91 

must  not  be  left  unattended  unless  fastened 

29 

84 

drivers  must  guard  against  running  away . . . 

51 

91 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  unhaltered 

29 

84 

218 


HORSES — Continued. 

drivers  shall  hold  reins  of 

HOSE— 

from  auto  repair  shop, must  not  be  left  on 
sidewalk  after  close  of  business 
HOSPITALS— 

zones  of  quiet  established  around  

HOTEL  OMNIBUSES— 

stand  for,  at  Union  Station 

to  carry  their  own  guests  only 

HOTELS— 

noise  making  devices  must  not  be  used  in 
HOURS— 

for  conducting  markets 

for  music  at  open  air  moving  pictures .... 

noises  at  unusual,  prohibited 

for  fish  wharf  and  market  

HOUSE  SEWERS— 

certain  matter  may  be  deposited  in  public 

sewer,  through  

HUCKSTERS— 

stand  for  and  rules  governing 

HURDY-GURDY— 

must  obtain  permit  to  operate  

HUSKS— 

storage  of 

HYDRANTS  (Public.) 

animals  must  not  be  cleaned  near  

must  not  be  damaged  

I 


ICE— 

must  be  kept  off  fire  escapes . . 

removal  from  car  tracks 

INDECENT  EXPOSURE,  ETC.— 
prohibited.  


SEC. 

PAGE 

30 

84 

13a 

135 

2a 

69 

2 

30 

2 

31 

1 

68 

1, 11 

36,  41 

4 

70 

7 

71 

12 

41 

12 

65 

1-4 

24 

3 

69 

9, 10 

21-23 

7 

56 

8 

144 

23 

119 

6 

64 

160 


219 


INDECENT  PERFORMANCES—  sec.  page 

prohibited  15>  19  114-116 

lincense  may  be  revoked  on  account  of ... . 5 

INDECENT  POSTERS  AND  PLACARDS— 

prohibited 1 

INFLAMMABLE  MATERIALS— 

storage,  use,  and  sale  of 1-12  11-24 

and  liquids  must  not  be  put  into  public 

sewers  18  6(3 

INLET— 

no  one  shall  tamper  with  cover,  without 

permit • 16  66 

INSPECTOR  OF  BUILDINGS— 

to  issue  permits  to  deposit  Bldg,  materiaals 

on  Sts.,  and  alleys  3 60 

may  issue  permit  to  dress  materials  on  pul* 

lie  space  3 62 

INTOXICANTS— 

persons  under  influence  of,  not  to  operate 

autos  7 HI 

IRON  CUTTINGS— 

must  not  tbe  left  on  Sts.,  etc 4 64 

ITINERANT  MUSICIANS— 

must  obtain  permit  to  play  on  Sts 3 69 

J 

JUNK  SHOPS— 

rules  governing  . . . - * I'3  8-11 

JUTE— 

storage  of 10  21-23 

K 

KEGS— 

must  not  be  left  on  sidewalks,  etc.,  more 
than  2 hours,  except  as  in  Art.  XXIII 


13 


66 


220 


KEROSENE — sec.  page 


KITES— 

flying  of,  prohibited  ' 158 

L 

LAMP  POSTS  AND  LAMPS— 
police  may  tie  ropes  to,  in  roping  off  streets 

at  fires,  etc 6 . 71 

not  to  be  used  for  advertising  purposes. ...  12  135 

rules  governing 142  105-107 

LAND— 

rented  to  circuses,  must  be  cleaned  up 2 60 

owners  of  vacant,  must  prevent  dirt,  etc., 

from  washing  down  on  sidewalks 21  67 

(See  also  “Lots.”) 

LAUNDRY— 

must  not  be  dried  on  parkings 3 129 

LAWNS— 

may  be  sprinkled  at  any  time 7 144 

LAWS— 

giving  Commissioners  authority  to  make 

police  regulations  * 1-7 

germane  to  police  regulations 152-187 

LEAVES— 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurte- 
nances thereof  12  65 

LESSEES  OF  PUBLIC  VEHICLES— 

may  be  held  liable  for  violations 10  54 

LETTERING— 

on  awnings  restricted  10  132 

LETTERS— 

may  be  left  in  vestibules 8 65 

LICENSE— 

for  storage  and  sale  of  oils  2-6  11-20 

numbers  must  be  displayed  on  public  vehicles  3 51 

must  be  obtained  to  operate  vehicles  over 


221 


LICENSE — Continued.  • • SEC*  PAGE 

regular  route,  and  rules  governing 69,70  97 

for  entertainments,  17, 18, 19,  19a,  20,  3 116,69 

for  theaters,  may  be  revoked 5 

(See  also  “Permits”) 

LICENSE,  ACT  OF  JULY  1,  1902- 

repeals  nothing  in  police  or  building  regu- 
lations   

LICENSED  VENDORS— 

rules  governing,  on  streets,  etc. . . 24 

LIGHTS— 

on  deposits  in  streets,  etc 3>  7 62,  64 

bridges  over  excavations  must  have  green. . 7 

on  public  and  private  vehicles  25,  39,  46-48,  3 ; 84,  85,  90, 139 

on  drawbridges,  on  Anacostia  bridge 73  99 

on  steam  railroad  cars  76  100 

on  motorcycles,  bicycles,  etc 48  ^ 

over  exits  in  theaters,  etc 9 112 

for  automobiles  3,  25,  46,  47  139,  84,  90 

on  autos,  shall  not  be  dazzling 39  85 

on  street  cars,  (see  “PUBLIC  UTILITIES 
COM.  REGULATIONS.”) 
on  streets,  (See  “Lamps  and  Lampposts.”) 

required  to  illumine  taximeters 9 54 

LIME— 

may  be  prepared  on  public  space  for  build- 
ing purposes ^ 

LIME  (UNSLAKED.) 

* 7.  10  20-23 

storage  of  9 

LINEMEN— 

shall  wear  badges  * 

LININGS— 

must  not  be  treated  to  cause  dust  to  fall  on 

surrounding  Sts.,  and  property  5 64 

LITTER— 

must  only  be  deposited  on  authorized  dumps 

and  not  on  streets  and  lots h 2 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurte- 


222 


LITTER — Continued.  SEC 

nances  thereof 12 

LITTLE  B STREET— 

stands  for  licensed  vendors  on, 2 

farmers  stands  on  1 

LOADS  IN  VEHICLES— 
if  metal  must  be  deeadened  to  prevent  noise  32 
must  not  project  too  far  over  sides  without 

permit  49 

LOCOMOBILES  ( See  ‘ 1 Automobiles. 9 ’) 
LOCOMOTIVES— 

shall  have  headlight  76 

LOTS— 

must  be  cleaned  up  after  use  by  circuses. ...  2 

owners  of,  must  prevent  dirt,  etc.,  from  wash- 
ing down  onto  sidewalks,  etc 21 

foul  drainage,  etc.,  must  not  be  spilled  on . . . 9 

consents  of  property  owners,  etc.,  must  be 
obtained  to  conduct,  singing,  preaching, 
dancing,  music  with  moving  pictures,  etc., 

on  4 

shaking  of  rugs,  etc.,  on 5 

LOUISIANA  AVENUE— 

occupancy  of,  between  9th  and  10th  Sts 8 

LUNCH  ROOMS— 

must  get  certificate  from  Health  Officer 24 


M 

MAJOR  AND  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  POLICE— 


to  issue  permits  to  speakers  on  Sts.  5 

to  issue  permits  to  play  musical  instruments 

on  Sts.,  etc 3 

may  issue  and  revoke  permits  for  music, 

preaching,  etc.,  at  open  air  performances  4 

may  issue  permits  for  loads  on  vehicles  pro- 
jecting over  side 49 

may  issue  permits  to  use  vehicles  for  sole 


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34 

84 

90 

100 

60 

67 

65 

; > 

70 

64 

131 

119 

25 

69 

70 
90 


223 


MAJOR  AND  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  POLICE— 


Continued. 

SEC. 

PAGE 

purpose  of  advertising  

50 

90 

may  issue  permits  for  parades . . 

80 

101 

may  issue  permits  for  temporary  awnings. . . 
may  issue  permits  to  porters  at  Union  Sta- 

10 

133 

tion  

must  approve  permits  for  entertainments 

14a 

135 

in  alley  houses  

MANHOLE— 

19a 

116 

red  flag  must  be  placed  at,  when  open 

no  one  shall  tamper  with  cover,  without 

7 

64 

permit  

MANURE— 

must  not  be  dropped  on  Sts.,  while  being 

16 

66 

transported 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurte- 

10 

65 

nances  thereof  

12 

65 

rules  for  construction  on  pits  for,  in  alleys.  . 

20 

67 

Act  of  Congress  in  re,  accumulations  of 
MARKET  MASTERS— 

182 

duties  at  markets,  etc 

MARKETS— 

1-11 

34-41 

rules  governing  

MATERIALS— 

liable  to  injure  man  or  beast  must  not  be  left 

1-14 

34-45 

on  Sts.,  etc . . . 

MATERIALS  FOR  BUILDING  PURPOSES— 

4 

63 

may  be  placed  on  Sts.,  etc 1-4,7,11,2,59-65,125 

MATTER— 

foul  and  offensive,  must  not  be  carried 
through  Sts.,  without  permit  and  must  not 

be  spilled  thereon  

9 

65 

must  not  be  spilled  from  vehicles  on  Sts. . . . 
MEAT— 

11 

65 

tagging  and  sale  of 

1 

136 

display  of,  in  front  of  stores 

5,6 

130 

diseased,  or  unfit  for  use  

6 

121 

224 


MERCHANDISE—  sec.  page 

must  not  be  left  on  sidewalk,  etc.,  more 
than  2 hours,  except  as  provided  in  Art. 

XXIII  13  66 

MERCHANTS— 

use  of  parking  space  by  3a,  5-9  129H32 

MERRY  GO  ROUNDS— 

property  owners  must  consent  to  establish- 
ment of 20  116 

METAL— 

in  vehicles  must  be  deadened  to  prevent  noise  32  84 

MINORS— 

shall  not  be  allowed  on  platform  of  steam  or 

St  cars,  etc 62,63  92,93 

hire  of  boats  to  1 149 

gun  caps  not  to  be  sold  to  3 73 

MISCELLANEOUS  REFUSE— 

rules  as  to  removal  of,  etc 13-19  123,  124 

MORTAR— 

may  be  prepared  on  public  space 3 63 

Dist.  employees  must  obey  regulations,  in  re 

preparation  of,  on  Sts 3 63 

MOTOR  CYCLES— 

repair  shops  must  keep  record  of  7 10 

shall  use  horn,  gong  or  bell  for  warning ...  1 68 

vehicles  must  not  crowd  against  curb,  etc. . . 55  91 

shall  not  be  ridden  by  two  people  without 

permit  and  extra  equipment 58  91 

shall  not  be  ridden  on  sidewalks  57  91 

must  not  lean  against  Dist.  Bldg 82  102 

MOTORMEN— 

rules  as  to  stopping  for  passengers 65  93 

shall  give  warning  before  going  across  side- 
walk or  roadway,  from  barns,  etc 66  97 

MOTOR  VEHICLES— 

(See  1 1 Automobiles ’ y or  “ Vehicles.”) 

MOVING  PICTURE  SHOWS— 

consents  required  for  music  in  open  air ....  4 70 


225 


MOVING  PICTURE  SHOWS— Continued.  sec.  page 

hours  at  which  music  is  allowed  at  open  air  4 70 

must  not  display  prize  fights 15a  115 

must  obtain  consents  of  property  owners  be- 
fore operating  22  117 

MOVING  PICTURE  MACHINES  & BOOTHS— 
rules  as  to  contruction  and  opera- 


MUD— 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc 1 59 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  apporte- 

nances  thereof 12  05 

MUFFLERS— 

autovehicles  shall  have 0 140 

MULES— 

in  droves  on  streets,  must  be  haltered  to- 
gether   • • 3 55 

must  not  be  cleaned  near  public  hydrant.  ...  7 56 

diseased,  must  not  be  brought  into  D.  C. . . 8 56 

( See  also  1 ‘ Animals. 1 ’) 

MUNICIPAL  BUILDING.  (See  “ District  Building.”) 
MUNICIPAL  FISH  WHARF  & MARKET— 
rules  governing  - 12, 13,  41-45 

MUSIC— 

consents  of  property  owners,  etc.,  required 

for,  in  open  air  movies 4 70 

hours  at  which  allowed  at  open  air  perform- 
ances, on  Sundays  and  on  week  days 4 70 

permit  required  to  play  on  Sts.,  etc 3 69 

special  permit  required  to  play  on  Sts.,  etc., 

on  Sundays  3 70 

MUZZLES— 

dogs  must  wear  3 57 

law  authorizing  Commissioners  to  require 
dogs  to  wear  


164 


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N 

NAILS— 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc 4 63 

NAPTHA— 

storage  and  sale  1-7, 10  11-21,  23 

NATIONAL  THEATER— 

vehicles  shall  approach  from  west 9 32 

NEWSBOYS— 

may  call  their  papers 2 69 

NEWSPAPERS— 

may  be  thrown  in  vestibules,  etc 8 65 

NITRATES— 

sale,  transportation  and  storage  of 5 73 

NOISES— 

regulations  of  those  made  by  fowls  and  dogs  1-7  56-59 

upon  streets,  public  places  and  private 

premises 1-7  68-71 

must  not  be  made  to  attract  business 2 69 

at  late  and  unusual  hours  prohibited 7 71 

vehicles  loaded  with  metal  must  be  deadened 

so  as  not  to  make 32  84 

by  automobiles  and  in  garages  prohibited. . 6 140 

around  hospital  prohibited 2a  69 

NOISE  MAKING  DEVICES— 

must  not  be  used  on  Sts.,  etc.,  or  barrooms, 

hotels,  or  other  public  places 1 68 

NORTHEAST  TEMPLE  AND  MARKET  COMPANY’S 
STREET  PRODUCERS’  MARKET— 

rules  governing 1-11  34-41 

limits 10  39 

NORTHERN  MARKET  COMPANY’S  STREET  PRO- 

DUCERS’ MARKET— 

rules  governing  1-11  34-41 

limits w’.  ...... . 10  39 


227 


NUMBER  OF  HOUSE  ON  ALLEY  GATE— 
must  be  maintained  there  and  not  erased.. 

NUMBER  TAG— 

horse  drawn  business  vehicles  must  have.  . . . 

on  auto  vehicles 

NUMBERS— 

public  vehicles  must  display  license 

O 

OAKUM— 

storage  of  

OBSCENE— 

performances  prohibited  

placards  and  posters  forbidden  . . . . 

OBSTRUCTIONS— 

of  streets  by  barkers  

of  streets  by  fruit  stands • . • • • •••••• 

on  streets,  not  to  be  caused  without  permit 
on  streets  must  have  lights 

OCCUPATION  OF  PUBLIC  SPACE— 

rules  governing  

OFFAL— 

must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc • 

must  not  be  left  on  lots,  etc.  

must  not  be  carried  throught  Sts.,  without 

permit,  or  be  Spilled  on  Sts 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurte- 
nances thereof  

OIL— 

storage  and  sale  of  ......... • • • 

spilling  on  streets  

may  drip  from  motor  vehicles 


SEC. 

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4,5 

120 

45 

89 

2 

138 

3 

51 

9, 10 

21-23 

15-19 

114-116 

1 

149 

14 

135 

7 

131 

2,  3, 

64,  124 

3,7 

62,  64 

1-16 

127-136 

1 

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2 

60 

9, 11 

65 

12 

65 

-7, 10 

11-21,  23 

4,5 

124, 125 

4 

124 

228 


OIL  DELIVEEY  WAGONS—  sec.  page 

construction  of  5 125 

OMNIBUSES— 

stand  for,  from  hotels,  at  Union  Station.  ...  2 30 

from  hotels,  to  carry  their  own  guests  only  2 31 

ONE  WAY  TEAFFIC  STEEET — 

definition  of 1 80 

OPEN  AIE  MOVING  PICTUEE  SHOWS— 
consents  of  property  owners,  etc.,  necessary 

for  music  at 4 70 

hours  at  which  music  is  allowed 4 70 

OPENINGS  IN  SIDEWALKS— 

must  not  remain  open  unnecessarily 13  135 

permit  required  for  making 3 63 

OPEEATOES  OF  MOVING  PICTUEE  MACHINES— 
must  give  entire  attention  to  machine  and 

must  not  smoke 12d  114 

OEGAN  GEINDEES— 

must  obtain  permit  to  play  3 69 

OWNEES  OF  PEOPEETY— 

(See  “ Property  owners. ”) 

P 

PAPEE— 

storage  of  9,10  21-23 

waste  must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc 1 59 

waste  must  not  be  left  on  lots,  etc 2 60 

waste  from  Bldgs.,  must  be  tied  in  bundles, 

etc.,  if  placed  on  Sts ' 3 63 

must  not  be  thrown  on  doorsteps  or  parkings, 

such  as  dodgers,  etc 8 65 

must  not  be  dropped  from  vehicles  onto  Sts.  11  65 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurte- 
nances, except  house  sewer 12  65 

removal  of  waste,  (See  “Miscellaneous 
Kef  use. M) 


229 


SEC.  PAGE 

PARADES— 

bands  must  have  permit  to  play  in 3 69 

funeral,  must  not  be  crossed • • 83  102 

permit  required  for,  except  funerals 80  101 

PARAPET  AT  DISTRICT  BUILDING — 

bicycles  not  to  be  stood  against 82  102 

PARKED— 

definition  of  word  • • 1 81 

PARKING  OF  VEHICLES— 

allowed  only  15  minutes  on  certain  Sts 43  88 

streets  designated  for  44  89 

PARKINGS— 

rugs,  etc.,  must  not  be  treated  on  so  that  dust 

settles  on  surrounding  streets,  etc 5 64 

advertising  matter  must  not  be  thrown  in,  if 

likely  to  be  blown  about  . 8 65 

owners  of  vacant  lots  must  not  let  sand, 

etc.,  wash  down  on 21  6-7 

dirt,  etc.,  must  not  be  thrown  on 1 69 

materials  dangerous  to  men  and  animals, 

must  not  be  left  on  4 63 

dangerous  deposits  must  not  be  left  on 7 64 

handbills,  circulars,  etc.,  must  not  be  left 

so  as  to  blow  on 8 65 

foul  drainage,  etc.,  must  not  be  spilled  on . . 9 65 

wood  shall  not  be  split  on,  nor  wood,  coal, 
etc.,  be  left  on,  except  under  certain  condi- 
tions   18  66 

structures  used  as  advs.,  must  not  be  placed 

on,  without  permit  22  67 

reeal  estate  signs  on 22  67,  156 

noises  upon  68-71 

musical  instruments  must  not  be  played  on, 

without  permit  3 69 

rules  governing  care  of,  fences,  etc....;..  1-9  127-132 

use  of  by  merchants  - • • • 6-9  130-132 


230 

PARKINGS — Continued.  SEa  page 

may  be  paved  on  certain  Sts 3a  129 

ashes  not  to  be  shifted  on 5 54. 

may  be  watered  at  any  hour 7 144 

dirt,  ashes,  sawdust,  etc.,  on 1-5  59-64 

hose  from  auto  repair  shop  must  not  be  left 

on,  after  close  of  business 13a  135 

must  not  be  used  for  drying  clothes 3 129 

PARKWAY— 

when  street  is  divided  by,  vehicles  shall  pass 

to  right  of  such  division  6 82 

PARROTS— 

rules  governing  keeping  of 5;  7 57 

PARTIES— 

conduct  of  vehicles  at  9, 10  32,  33 

PASSENGERS— 

vehicles  must  not  go  nearer  than  15  feet  to, 

when  getting  on  or  off  St.  cars 16  83 

vehicles  with  fixed  routes  for  carrying.  ...  69,  70  97 

hack  drivers  must  not  solicit 7,  56  32,  91 

on  St.  cars,  refusing  to  obey  rules 67  97 

PATROL  BOXES— 

( See  1 1 Police  patrol  boxes. 1 ’) 

PATRONAGE— 

noises  must  not  be  made  to  attract 2 69 

PAWNBROKERS— 

government  of 1-8  8-11 

PEACE  (PUBLIC.) 

Act  for  preservation  of  157 

PEDDLERS— 

not  allowed  in  Dist.  Bldg 2 150 

PEDESTRIANS— 

space  must  be  left  for,  when  handling  goods 

and  merchandise  on  sidewalks  13  66 

St.  cars,  auto  vehicles*  etc.,  shall  warn  with 
f gong,  bell  or  horn,  etc , 1 68 


231 


PEDESTRIANS — Continued.  sec.  page 

shall  not  obstruct  free  use  of  Sts.,  or  side 

walks  92 

drivers  must  be  careful  not  to  injure 40  85 

shall  not  needlessly  interfere  with  traffic  40  85 

shall  be  warned  before  street  cars  cross  side- 
walks from  barns  66  97 

baby  carriages  and  skaters  classed  as  if  on 

Sts.,  not  in  usual  path  of  pedestrians 1 81 

on  sidewalk,  should  keep  to  right,  etc 40  85 


PENALTY  CLAUSES  (Indicated  by  Article 
number  (Roman)  and  section  number  (Ara- 
bic) as  follows:)  1,8;  II,  6,  8,  10,  12;  III 

2,  6;  IV,  4,  14;  V,  14;  VI,  2,  9,  10,  11; 
VII,  9;  VIII,  4,  5,  6,  7;  IX, 23;  X,5,  6,  7; 
XI,  32;  XII,  60,  85;  XIII,  4;  XIV,  1,  2, 

3,  4,  5;  XV,  12;  XVI,  15a,  26;  XVII,  19; 
XVIII,  6;  XIX,  4;  XX,  2;  XXI,  1; 
XXII,  1;  XXIII,  17;  XXIV,  1;  XXV,  2; 
XXVI,  10;  XXVII,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  10; 
XXVIII,  8,  9,  10,  XXIX,  5 ; XXX,  1 ; 
XXXI, 1;  XXXIa,2 ; XXII,  4. 

PERMITS— 


for  storage  and  sale  of  oils 

for  speaking  on  streets 

for  farmers  stand  at  markets  

to  keeep  fowls • 

must  be  obtained  to  deposit  earth,  etc,  on  sts. 

2-6 

5 

1-14 

7 

1 

11-20 

25 

34-45 

57 

59 

to  deposit  building  materials  on  public 

60 

streets  to  be  issued  by  Bldg.  Insp 

for  sheds  and  temporary  structures  on  public 

3 

space  issued  by  Insp.  Bldgs 

3 

62 

to  dress  building  materials  on  public  space . . 
must  be  obtained  by  Dist.  employees  to  de- 

3 

62 

posit  building  material  on  streets  

excavations  shall  not  be  made  in  sts.  without 

3 

63 

232 


PERMITS — Continued.  SEC<  page 

except  by  Dist.  foremen 3 03 

must  be  secured  to  remove  snow  from  st.  car 

tracks  with  salt  q 04 

required  to  put  obstructions  on  streets  ....  7 64 

required  to  transport  foul  drainage,  offal, 

dead  animals,  through  sts.,  etc 9 05 

no  one  shall  enter  public  sewer  without,  ex- 
cept employees  of  Sewer  Dept.  14  06 

no  one  shall  cut,  break,  pierce,  tap,  etc.  any 

sewer  without  15  66 

no  one  shall  tamper  with  cover  of  manhole, 

etc.  without  % # . 16  05 

musical  instruments  must  not  be  played  in 

bars,  sts.,  alleys,  etc.  without  3 69 

require  to  operate  street  pianos  3 69 

required  for  bands  in  parades 3 69 

special,  required  for  playing  musical  instru- 
ments on  sts.,  etc.  on  Sundays  3 70 

required  for  music,  with  moving  pictures  on 

vacant  lots  4 70 

required  for  preaching,  dancing,  etc.  on  lots  4 70 

for  open  air  performances  may  be  revoked 

for  violation  of  conditions  of  4 71 

must  be  obtained  for  loads  projecting  from 

vehicles  49  90 

must  be  obtained  to  use  vehicle  for  sole  pur- 
pose of  advertising 50  90 

required  for  parades  except  funerals 80  101 

for  use  of  fireworks,  blasting  powder,  etc  1-31  71-80 

required  to  excavate  or  make  deposits  on  sts.  1 124 

required  to  maintain  a vault 2 124 

required  for  street  washer,  stop -cock  box, 

vent,  etc.  on  streets  2 124 

required  to  place  advertisements  on  trees,  . . 3 125 

required  for  various  work  on  and  use  of  park- 
ings   1-9  127-132 

required  to  do  advertising  on  sidewalk  by 


233 


PERMITS — Continued. 

means  of  projecting  lenses  or  otherwise 
required  to  cross  sidewalks  for  building  pur- 
poses . . ._ 

for  use  of  public  space  

manner  of  obtaining  for  operating  autos  . . 
must  be  exhibited  to  police  by  auto  operators 

for  use  of  water  . . . 

for  awnings  across  sidewalks  

for  temporary  awnings  

for  fences  

not  required  for  funerals  

to  change  grade  of  parkings  

required  to  erect  private  lamp  post 

for  boot  black  stands  

to  operate  cinematographs  

to  use  sidewalk  on  Louisiana  Ave.  and  B St. 
general  authority  given  officials  to  issue  .... 
to  erect  hitching  posts,  rings,  carriage  blocks, 

etc 

to  pave  sidewalks  

for  dance  halls  may  be  revoked  

protestants  against  issuance  of,  for  dance 

halls  

for  building  steps  

required  for  persons  under  16  to  operate 

commercial  vehicles  • • • 

repuired  for  soliciting  by  porters  at  Union 

Station  

PERSON— 

definition  of  word  


SEC.  PAGE 


4 

130 

3 

129 

1-9  127-132 

1 

137 

8 

141 

1-3 

142 

10 

132 

10 

133 

1 124, 127 

80 

101 

3 

128 

6 

106 

7 

131 

;,  u 

114 

6-9 

130-132 

1 

150 

12 

134 

4 

130 

25 

119 

25 

119 

3 

128 

33 

84 

14a 

135 

3 

151 

PETROLEUM — 
storage  and  sale 


1-7,10  11-21,23 


PICTURES— 

obscene  prohibited 


PIGEONS— 

rules  governing  keeping  of 


234 


PIPE— 

SEC. 

PAOF 

shall  not  be  introduced  into  public  sewer 

without  permit  

from  auto  repair  shop,  etc.  must  not  be  left 

15 

66 

on  sidewalk  after  close  of  business 

13a 

135 

PIPE  LINES  (Underground) 

rules  governing  for  conveyance  of  gasoline  . 

5a 

16 

PISTOLS— 

persons  under  16  shall  not  have  . . . 

2 

73 

discharging  of 

PITS— 

1 

71 

rules  for  construction  of,  for  manure  in 

alleys 

20 

67 

PLANKING— 

streets  to  be  covered  with  adjacent  to  exca- 

vations   

1 

60 

POLICE— 

can  search  pawnshops 

to  settle  disputes  regarding  fares  for  public 

4,5 

10 

vehicles  

5 

52 

may  rope  off  streets  at  fires,  accidents,  etc.  if 

necessary  

6 

71 

drivers  shall  comply  with  directions  of  .... 

1 

81 

complaints  should  be  made  to  

1 

81 

to  direct  traffic  at  st.  crossings  

shall  assist  in  enforcing  regulations  on  st. 

1 

81 

cars  

67 

97 

to  report  breaks  in  watermains 

9 

145 

POLICE  DEPARTMENT— 


vehicles  of  have  right  of  way,  ( See  ‘ ‘ Vehicles.  ’ ’) 


POLICE,  MAJOR  AND  SUPT.  OF.  (See 
11  Major  and  Supt.  of  Police.”) 

POLICE  PATROL  BOXES— 

shall  not  be  tampered  with  1 103 

shall  not  be  obstructed  with  signs  or  other- 
wise  4 104 


235 


POLICE  PATROL  BOXES— Continued.  sec.  page 

animals  shall  not  be  hitched  to,  4 105 

POLICE  REGULATIONS— 

laws  giving  Commissioners  author  ty  to  make  1-7 

POOL  ROOMS— 

law  governing  180 

PORTERS— 

for  rooming  houses  must  get  permit  to  op- 
erate at  Union  Station  14a  135 

POSTERS— 

obscene  forbidden  1 149 

POTOMAC  WATER.  (See  “Water.”) 

POULTRY.  (See  “Fowls.”) 

POUNDMASTER— 

shall  seize  all  cats  running  at  large 8 59 

POWDER— 

rules  on  use  of  1-31  71-80 

PREACHING— 

consents  must  be  obtained  to  conduct  on  lots  4 70 

permits  to  do  on  sts 5 25 

PRIVATE  STREET  LAMPS.  (See  “Lamp 
Posts  and  Lamps.”) 

PRIZE  FIGHT  PICTURES— 

prohibited  15a  115 

PROCESSIONS.  (See  “Parades.”) 

PROGRAMS— 

of  theaters  shall  show  exit  lights  9 112 

PROPERTY— 

rules  governing  that  placed  with  pawn- 
brokers . . . ,. ...  „. . .. . . • . ...  r .......... . 1-8  8,11 

left  in  public  vehicles  must  be  delivered  to 

police  ............. ..  .r . . .. .. . .„  •- . . . ... • •-  • * « 13  34 

real  estate  signs  on  ....................  22  67, 156 

PROPERTY  OWNERS— 

can  appeal  to  Commrs.  in  re  storage  of  in- 
flammable materials  . 10  23 

consents  required.  (See  “Consents.”) 


236 


PROPERTY  OWNERS— Continued. 

SEC. 

PAGE 

shall  clear  up  lots  after  use  by  circuses,  etc. 
must  prevent  dirt,  etc.  from  washing  down 

2 

60 

on  sidewalks,  etc.  from  their  vacant  lots  . . 
PROPRIETORS— 

21 

67 

of  vehicles  liable  for  violations  of  drivers.  . 
PROSTITUTION— 

10 

54 

Works  Law  in  regard  to  

enticing  on  streets  for  purposes  of,  prohib- 

. 185 

ited  

PUBLIC  CONVENIENCE  STATIONS— 

159 

rules  governing  

authority  of  Commissioners  to  make  regula- 

1-4 

103 

tions  for  

PUBLIC  DUMPS— 

4 

may  be  established  by  Commrs 

PUBLIC  HACKS.  (See  “Hacks.”) 
PUBLIC  PLACES  OF  ASSEMBLY— 

2 

60 

rules  as  to  aisle  space,  fire  protection,  etc.. 
PUBLIC  PROPERTY— 

1-14  107-114 

act  to  preserve 

PUBLIC  SPACE— 

157 

dirt,  etc.  must  not  be  thrown,  etc.  on 

articles  dangerous  to  animals  and  men  must 

1 

59 

not  be  left  on  

rugs,  etc.  ashes,  etc.  must  not  be  treated  so 

4 

63 

as  to  cause  dust  in,  

5 

64 

dangerous  deposits  must  not  be  left  on  .... 

7 

64 

lights  must  be  placed  on  obstructions  in ... . 

7 

64 

handbills,  etc.  must  not  be  left  to  blow  on  . . 

8 

65 

foul  drainage  must  not  be  put  into  

wood  must  not  sawed  on  or  left  there  more 

9 

65 

than  2 hours  

structures  used  for  advertising  not  be  placed 

13 

66 

on,  without  authority  

22 

67 

noises  upon  

musical  instruments  must  not  be  played  on 

1-7 

68-71 

without  permit  

3 

69 

237 


PUBLIC  SPACE — Continued.  sec.  page 

rules  as  to  use  of  by  merchants,  etc 1-17  127-136 

licensed  vendors  on  1 59 

permits  to  occupy  (See  “ Permits.  V) 

deposit  of  building  materials  on 1,  3 59-63 

Q 

QUIET  (ZONES  OF) 

established  around  hospitals,  etc 2a  69 

R 

RAGS— 

storage  of  9, 10  21-23 

RAILINGS— 

may  be  erected  around  parkings  1 l27 

RAILROAD  CARS  (Steam.) 

rules  as  to  minors  on • • • 02,  63  92,  93 

lights  on  76  100 

shall  not  block  streets  more  than  5 minutes  77  100 

sidings  for,  must  have  bumping  blocks 78  100 

grade  crossings  of  shall  have  gates  ...<■••  76  100 

safety  applicances  at  grade  crossings  of  . . 76  100 

RAILROAD  COMPANIES— 

stand  for  horse  drawn  cabs  of  at  Union 

Station  2 30 

trespass  on  rights  of  ways  of  forbidden  . . . 1,2  150 

RAILROAD  SIDINGS— 

must  have  bumping  blocks 78  100 

RAILROAD  (Street.)  (See  ‘ ‘ Street  Cars. 9 ’) 

RAILROAD  TRACKS— 

removal  of  snow  from 6 ^ 

RATES— 

for  use  of  fish  wharf  and  market  13  13 

for  use  of  farmers , space  and  stands  ....  1-H  34-41 

for  taxicabs,  hacks,  autos  without  taximeters, 


238 


RATES — Continued.  SEC> 

etc 1,6 

schedule  of  must  be  displayed  in  public  ve- 

hides  . i 2 

disagreements  as  to,  for  public  vehicles  to 

be  settled  by  police  officers  5 

private  vehicles  shall  not  exhibit  signs  show- 
ing, charged  for  its  hire  11 

for  carrying  baggage  on  public  hacks  1 

REAL  ESTATE  SIGNS— 

rules  governing  use  of  22 

RECEPTACLES  FOR  GARBAGE.  (See  i ( Garbage.  **) 
RECEPTIONS— 

conduct  of  vehicles  at  9 10 

RECORDS— 

must  be  kept  by  pawnbrokers,  etc 1,  2 

must  be  kept  by  repair  shops  for  motorcycles, 

etc 7 


RED  LIGHT  LAW— 

Act  of  Congress  containing 
REFUSE— 


must  not  be  left  on  Sts.,  etc 1 

street  vendors  must  provide  receptacles  at- 
tached to  their  carts  for  1 

must  not  be  thrown  into  public  sewer  except 

through  house  sewer  12 

spilling  on  streets  9 

certain,  may  be  put  on  dumps  2 

receptacles  for  . . 11, 12, 14-18 

REGULATIONS  ( Police. ) 

drivers  must  comply  with  and  directions  of 

of  police  1 

REINS— 

drivers  must  hold  30 

RELIGIOUS  SERVICES— 

temporary  structures  for  4 

disturbing  prohibited 


PAGE 

45-52 

47,  48 

52 

54 

45 

67, 156 

32,  33 
8,9 
10 
185 
59 

59 

65 

65 

60 

122-124 

81 

84 

70 

161 


239 


REPAIR  SHOPS—  SEC. 

must  keep  record  of  bicycles,  etc.  left  for  re- 
pairs   

REPORTS-— 

must  be  made  by  pawnbrokers,  etc 

RESTAURANT— 

must  obtain  certificate  from  Health  Officer 
RESTRICTED  AREAS— 

certain  sts.  designated  as,  where  vehicles  can- 
not park  more  than  15  minutes 

RIGHT-OF-WAY— 

of  ambulance,  police,  fire,  water  Dept.  & 

traffic  emergency  vehicles  17, ! 

vehicles  moving  north  & south  shall  have  . . 

of  street  cars  18* 

funerals  shall  have  unless  at  a standstill  .... 

tresspass  on  railroad,  prohibited  

RIFLES— 

use  of  by  students,  

no  person  under  16  shall  carry  

RIGGS  MARKET  CO.  ST.  PRODUCERS’  MAR 

rules  governing  . . 

limits  of  

ROCK  CREEK  PARK— 

rules  governing  traffic,  etc.  in 

ROLLER  SKATES— 

classed  as  vehicles  when  on  street  other  than 

at  a street  crossing  

ROOFS— 

must  be  placed  over  sidewalks  adjoining 
bldg,  under  construction  over  3 stories  . . 
ROOSTERS— 

rules  governing  keeping  of  

ROPES— 

storage  of  

may  be  used  by  police  to  hold  back  crowds 
at 'fires,  accidents,  etc.  if  necessary  .... 


PAGE 


7 

10 

1,2 

8,9 

24 

119 

43 

88 

),  21 

83 

19 

83 

L,  60 

83,  92 

83 

102 

1*2 

150 

1 

72 

2 

ET— 

73 

1-11 

34-41 

10 

39 

1-6 

147 

1 

81 

3 

63 

5-6 

57-59 

9, 10 

21-23 

6 

71 

R0SIN-  SEC.  PAGE 

storage  of  7,10  20, 23 

ROUTES— 

of  vehicles  carrying  passengers 69,  70  97  98 

RUBBISH—  ' 

must  only  be  deposited  on  authorized  dumps  2 60 

must  not  be  deposited  too  near  trees 3 62 

light,  from  buildings  in  construction,  etc. 

must  not  be  permitted  to  blow  around  . . 3 63 

must  not  be  dropped  from  vehicles  onto  sts.  11  65 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereof  12  65 

RUGS— 

shall  not  be  treated  so  as  to  cause  dust  to 

fall  on  surrounding  sts.  and  property 5 64 

RUSHES— 

storage  of 9,  10  21-23 

S ' . 

SALES— 

licensed  vendors  may  stop  long  enough  to 

make  1 24 

SALT— 

must  get  permit  to  use  in  removing  snow 

from  st.  car  tracks  6 64 

SAMPLES— 

Eire  Marshal  may  take  of  inflammable 

materials  6 20 

SAND— 

must  not  be  dropped  on  sts.  from  vehicles  . . 11  65 

must  not  be  allowed  by  property  owners  to 

wash  down  on  sidewalks,  etc 21  67 

must  be  kept  in  garages 5c  18 

must  be  kept  in  moving  picture  booths. . . . 12c  114 

SAWDUST— 

must  not  be  left  on  sts.,  etc 1 59 

must  not  be  left  on  lots,  etc 2 60 


241 


SAWING  OF  WOOD—  -sec. 

prohibited  on  sidewalks 13 

SCENERY— 

in  theaters  must  be  treated  with  fire  resisting 

materials  2 

SCHEDULE  OF  RATES.  (See  “Rates.”) 

SCISSORS  GRINDERS— 

may  use  bell  to  attract  attention 1 

SEATS— 

arrangements  of  in  theaters 1 

SEAWEED— 

storage  of  10 

SECOND-HAND  CLOTHING  DEALERS— 

rules  governing  1'8 

SEVENTH  STREET— 

stands  for  licensed  vendors  on  2 

SEWERS— 

deposits  in  and  damage  to  • • 12, 14-19, 

sticks,  stones,  etc.  must  not  be  thrown  in  12 
no  one  shall  enter  public,  without  permit,  ex- 
cept employees  of  Sewer  Dept 14 

no  one  shall  tap,  etc.  without  permit  15 

no  person  shall  tamper  with  appurtenance  of 

public  sewer  without  permit 1® 

no  one  shall  damage  17 

no  one  shall  run  pipe  through  or  into  without 

permit  1^ 

connections  for  empting  hot  or  explosive 

liquids  or  gases  into,  not  permitted  ....  18 

hot  water  from  house  sewers  may  enter  pub- 
lic   I8 

flow  and  ventilation  of  not  to  be  interfered 

with  1^ 

SHAVINGS— 

storage  of  7,  9, 10 

must  not  be  deposited  on  sts.,  etc 1 

must  not  be  left  on  lots,  ete.  

from  buildings  must  not  be  left  loose  on  sts.  3 


PAGE 

66 


108 

68 

107 

21-23 

8-11 

24 

65-67 

65 

66 
66 

66 

66 

66 

66 

66 

67 

20-23 

59 

60 
63 


242 


1 ! 7 • 


SEC.  PAGE 

SHEDS  AND  TEMPORARY  STRUCTURES  ON  PUBLIC 
SPACE— 

permit  must  be  secured  from  Insp.  Bldg,  to 

erect  3 62 

SHEEP— 

droves  of  on  streets 1-9  55  56 

SHIELD.  (See  11 Badges. 

SHOOTING  GALLERIES— 

hours  of  business  1 72 

SHOW  CASES— 

on  public  space  6-9  130-132 

SHOWS — five  cent.  (See  “ Five  Cent  Theaters.  ’ ;) 

SHRUBS— 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereto  12  65 

SIDEWALKS— 

dirt,  etc.  must  not  be  dropped  on  1 59 

soft  coal  dumped  on  must  be  wet 1 59 

deposit  of  building  materials,  etc.  on 1,  3 59,  62 

bldg,  materials,  etc.  must  not  be  doposited 

on  over  vaults  3 62 

permit  required  to  deposit  building  materials 

on  3 61 

portion  must  be  kept  clear  of  building  ma- 
terials   3 62 

must  be  roofed  if  bldgs,  under  construction 

adjacent  thereto  are  over  3 stories 3 63 

ashes  not  to  be  sifted  on  5 64 

special  permit  required  to  close  with  deposits 

from  Dist.  work  3 63 

material  and  refuse  liable  to  injure  persons 

or  animals  must  not  be  left  on  4 63 

goods,  merchandise,  etc.  must  not  be  left  on 
more  than  2 hours  except  as  provided  in 

Art.  XXIII  13  66 

while  handling  goods  on,  space  must  be  re- 


243 


!•'.$«  ‘ . > " 

SIDEWALKS — Continued. 

served  for  pedestrians  

dirt  must  not  be  allowed  to  wash  down  on 

from  vacant  lots  

dangerous  deposits  must  not  be  left  on  .... 

must  put  lights  on  deposits  on 

handbills,  circulars,  etc.  must  not  be  left  so 

as  to  blow  onto  

foul  drainage,  etc.  must  not  be  spilled  on.  . 

wood  must  not  be  sawed  on  

structures  used  for  adv.  must  not  be  placed 

on,  without  permit 

musical  instruments  must  not  be  played  on 

without  permit  . ., 

vehicles  shall  not  operate  on  except  where 

built  for  crossing  

speed  for  crossing  by  vehicles 

permit  required  to  do  advertising  on,  by 
means  of  projecting  lenses  or  otherwise.  . 
permits  required  to  cross,  for  building  pur- 
poses   

openings  in,  shall  not  be  open  longer  than 

necessary  to  take  in  goods,  etc 

obstructing  for  purpose  of  soliciting  for- 
bidden   

crowds  must  not  assemble  in  front  of  places 

of  amusement  on,  

must  not  be  obstructed  by  cellar  doors 

limited  time  allowed  for  cellar  doors  to  be 

open  in  

permit  required  for  making  openings  in  . . 

rugs  must  not  be  shaken  on 

licensed  vendors  on  

lights  on  deposits  on  

must  not  be  paved  without  permit  

use  of  on  B St.  and  La.  Av 

occupation  of  sidewalks  

occupation  of  sidewalks  by  storekeepers,  on 


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66 

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64 

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65 

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65 

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67 

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69 

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129 

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135 

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63 

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3,7 

62,  64 

4 

130 

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131 

5-9 

130-132 

244 


SIDEWALKS — Continued. 

SEC. 

PAGE 

residence  sts  

occupation  of  sidewalk  by  storekeepers  on 

6 

130 

business  sts  

street  cars  shall  stop  and  give  warning  before 

6 

130 

before  crossing  

pedestrians  must  not  obstruct  and  keep 

66 

94 

to  the  right  

hose  or  pipe  from  auto  shop  must  not  be 

59 

92 

left  on  after  close  of  business  

SIDINGS— 

13a 

135 

for  railroad  cars  must  have  bumping  blocks 
SIGHTSEEING  AUTOMOBILES— 

78 

101 

special  rules  governing  operations  of 

11,12 

33,  34 

rates  for  

2 

50 

trips  of,  must  be  1 hour  at  least 

2 

50 

stands  for 

2,11 

31,  33 

license  for 

shall  not  turn  in  streets  less  than  certain 

11 

33 

width  

shall  not  stop  on  streets  more  than  5 

53 

91 

minutes  

SIGNALS— 

11 

33 

boats  must  give  to  draw  keeper  

74 

100 

vehicles  slowing  up  must  give 

22 

83 

vehicles  about  to  turn  must  signal 

23 

83 

vehicles  must  have  sound,  

25 

84 

by  sound  prohibited  except  when  necessary 
SIGNS— 

must  be  put  on  cans  containing  inflammable 

26 

84 

fluids  

licensed  vendors  must  have,  on  their  vehicles 

5 

15 

giving  name,  etc 

shall  not  be  displayed  by  private  vehicles  for 

3 

25 

hire  showing  rates  

must  be  placed  on  trash  boxes  of  street  ven- 

11 

54 

dors  

must  not  be  placed  on  any  place  mentioned  in 

1 

59 

245 


SIGNS— Continued. 

Sec.  1,  Article  IX  with  certain  exceptions 

rules  governing  real  estate  

advertising,  may  be  transported  without  per- 
mit   

prohibiting  spitting  shall  be  placed  in  street 

cars  

must  be  used  to  denote  storage  places  for 

explosives  * 

private  street  lamps  shall  not  be  used  as  . . 

erection  of,  on  public  space 

lights  in,  

advertising  must  not  be  put  on  lamp  posts, 

carriage  blocks,  etc 

of  warning  on  sts.  must  not  be  defaced  .... 

Insp.  of  Bldg,  may  remove  unsafe  

used  as  transparancies  must  be  non-combusti- 
ble materials  

permits  to  erect  • • • 

placing  of,  on  fire  alarm  and  patrol  boxes, 

forbidden  

or  advertisements  forbidden  on  sidewalks 

without  permit  

on  awnings  

obscene  * 

prohibiting  smoking  where  gasoline  is  stored 
Act  of  Congress  in  re  erection  of  


SEC. 

PAGE 

22 

67 

22 

67,  156 

50 

91 

81 

101 

23 

78 

7 

106 

11 

133 

11 

133 

12 

134 

5 

121 

11 

134 

11 

133 

11 

133 

4 

104 

4 

130 

10 

133 

1 

149 

5b,  5h 

18, 19 

155 


SINGING— 

consents  must  be  obtained  to  conduct,  on 

vacant  lots  

at  late  and  unusual  hours  so  as  to  disturb 
neighbors  prohibited  


SKATERS  (Roller.) 

not  classed  as  vehicles  except  when  operating 

on  streets  

SKYLIGHTS— 

must  be  kept  clear  of  snow 


81 

119 


246 


SLEIGHS-  SEC.  page 

may  have  bells  attached  to  animals  drawing 

same  ; 1 68 

(See  also  “Vehicles”  for  general  regulations.) 
SLINGS— 

no  person  under  16  shall  carry 2 73 

SMOKE— 

emission  from  autos  prohibited 5;  38  140,  85 

SMOKING— 

not  allowed  near  explosives  21  77 

prohibited  in  dry  cleaning  establishments 

where  gasoline  is  used  5h  19 

prohibited  in  garages 5b  17 

in  theaters  3 199 

SNOW— 

shall  not  block  traffic  when  removed  from 

street  car  tracks  6 64 

must  get  permit  to  use  salt,  etc.  in  clearing 

off  tracks  6 64 

must  be  kept  off  fire  escapes  and  skylights.  . 23  119 

SOLICITING— 

obstructing  sidewalks  for  purpose  of  for- 
bidden   14,15  135,136 

forbidden  is  Dist.  Bldg 2 150 

drivers  of  public  vehicles  (hacks)  forbidden 

to  do,  for  passengers 7,  56  32,  91 

by  vendors  prohibited . 1 24 

at  Municipal  Fish  Wharf 12  41 

by  porters  at  Union  Station  requires  per- 
mit   14a  135 

SOUND  SIGNALS.  ( See  ‘ ‘ Signals. 9 ’) 

SPACE  (Public.) 

occupation  of  by  buildings  materials,  etc. 

(See  “Building  Materials  and  Debris.”) 

distribution  of  on  La.  Av.  and  B St 8 132 

assignment  to  farmers  at  markets  1-11  34-41 


247 


SPACES  (Open.) 

foul  drainage,  etc.  shall  not  be  spilled  on  . . 
SPEAKERS— 

on  public  streets  must  get  permits 

SPEED— 

of  vehicles  crossing  sidewalks  

of  vehicles  and  st.  cars  shall  not  exceed  law- 
ful, etc 

(See  ‘ ‘ Act  of  Congress  approved  June  29, 

1906.  ’ ’)  

SPIRITS  (Pure.) 

storage  of  

SPITTING— 

on  cars  or  sidewalks  prohibited  

signs  prohibiting  must  be  placed  in  streets 
cars  * 


SEC. 

9 

5 

28 

27 


7,  10 
81 
81 


SPRINKLING — 

of  lawns  allowed  at  any  hour  

STABLES— 

storage  of  inflammable  material  in  7,  9, 10 

consents  of  property  owners  required  to 

maintain,  for  

storage  of  hay  in  private  

STAIRWAYS— 

shall  be  made  fireproof  

arrangement  in  theaters 

STANDS— 

designated  for  public  horse  drawn  vehicles 

for  hire  

designated  for  public  motor  drawn  vehicles 

for  hire  

designated  for  express  and  furniture  wagons 

for  hire * * * 

designated  for  hotel  ominbuses  at  Union 

Station  * * * 

designated  for  public  hacks  for  hire  at  Union 

Station  

designated  for  horse  drawn  cabs  of  R.  R.  Co. 


PAGE 

65 

25 

84 

84 

177 

20,  23 

101 

101 

144 

20-23 

125 

22 

108 

107 

26 
27,  28 

29 

30 
30 


248 


STANDS— Continued.  SEC.  page 

at  Union  Station 2 31 

to  be  kept  clean  by  drivers  occupying 6 32 

vehicles  must  not  loiter  near  when  filled  ....  8 32 

for  farmers  at  markets  34-41 

farmers  must  keep  clean  1 35 

for  fruit  7 231 

public  for  sightseeing  autos 2 31 

STANDS  FOR  VENDORS  & HUCKSTERS— 

designated,  and  to  be  cleaned 2 24 

STEAM  RAILROAD  CARS.  (See  <( Railroad  Cars  , ,) 

STEAM  ENGINEER— 

shall  not  absent  himself  from  his  engine  ....  11  24 

STEPS— 

permit  for  constructing 3 228 

STICKS— 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurten- 
ances thereof  12  65 

STOLEN  GOODS— 

may  be  taken  by  policemen  5 10 

STONE— 

may  be  dressed  on  public  space  under  permit  3 62 

must  not  be  dropped  on  sts.  from  vehicles  . . 11  65 

STONES— 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appurten- 
ances thereof  12  65 

STOP  COCKS— 

rules  as  to  2,4,8,  142-144 

STORAGE— 

of  goods  with  pawnbrokers  3 9 

of  oils  with  inflammable  materials  1-12  11-24 

STOREKEEPERS— 

may  keep  chickens,  etc.  in  coops  for  sale  ....  6 57 

use  of  space  in  front  of  stores 5-8  130-132 

STRAW— 

storage  of 7,  9, 10  20-23 

must  not  be  left  on  sts.,  etc 1 59 


249 


STRAW — Continued. 

must  not  be  allowed  to  scatter  on  street  .... 
must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereof  


SEC.  PAGE 

3 63 

12  65 


STREET—  . 

definition  of  what  the  word  includes  as  used 

in  these  regulations 

for  one  way  traffic 

STREET  CAR  TRACKS— 

deposits  on  streets  having  

salt  shall  not  be  sprinkled  on  

removal  of  snow  from  

vehicles  on,  shall  turn  out  on  signal  from 

cars  

STREET  CARS— 

shall  use  gongs  to  give  warning  

not  classed  as  vehicles  in  police  regs 

may  display  advertisements  

no  one  shall  spit  in,  

police  shall  arrest  people  for  violations  in . . 

must  have  notice  against  spitting  

on  bridges  

Commrs.  may  order  stopped 

shall  stop  upon  approach  of  fire  appartaus  . . 
shall  stop  for  passengers  except  under  certain 

conditions  * 

shall  not  approach  too  near  car  in  front 

must  not  obstruct  street  crossing 

shall  have  right  of  way 

shall  stop  on  near  side  

shall  not  stop  more  than  5 minutes 

shall  stop  and  warn  with  gong  before  cross- 
ing sidewalk 

definition  of  words  * 

motormen  of,  shall  comply  with  signals  of 

police 

vehicles  shall  not  follow  closer  than  15  ft.  . . 


1, 3 80,151 

1 80 

3 61 

6 64 

6 64 

18  83 


1 68 

1 81 

50  90 

81  101 

67  97 

81  101 

71,  72  98,  99 

60  92 

21  83 

65  93 

64  93 

64  93 

60  92 

68  97 

64  93 

66  97 

1 81 

1 81 

9 82 


250 


STREET  CARS — Continued. 

SEC. 

PAGE 

must  not  exceed  lawful  rate  of  speed 

27 

84 

at  st.  crossings  must  signal  drivers  to  cross 
in  front  or  not  .... 

61 

92 

minors  must  not  hang  on,  etc.  . . 

62,  63 

92,  93 

“car  full”  signs  

65 

93 

fire  stops  for  

66 

94 

refusal  of  passengers  to  obey  rules  on  . 

67 

97 

STREET  CROSSINGS— 
police  to  regulate  traffic  at  

1 

81 

pedestrians  must  not  obstruct  .... 

59 

92 

STREET  LAMPS.  (See  “Lamp  Posts  and  Lamps.”) 
STREET  PIANOS— 

must  obtain  permit  to  plav  ....  3 

69 

STREET  SPEAKERS— 
permits  for  

5 

25 

STREET  WASHERS— 
in  sidewalks 

2 

124 

may  be  used  at  all  hours  for  sprinkling  lawn 

7 

144 

breaking  of  

8 

144 

police  to  report  breaks  in 

9 

145 

STREETS— 

licensed  vendors  on  

1-4 

24,  25 

speakers  on  

5 

25 

drivers  of  vehicles  occupying,  where  hack 
stands  are  located  to  keep  them  clean  . . 

6 

32 

cleaning  of  around  markets 

1,  6,9 

36-39 

droves  of  animals  on,  etc 

1-9 

55,  56 

list  of,  on  which  droves  of  animals  may  be 
conducted  

5,9 

56 

vendors  shall  keep  clean  

2 

24 

dirt  from  vehicles  must  not  drop  on 

1 

60 

permit  must  be  secured  for  temporary  sheds, 
etc.  erected  on  

3 

62 

light  rubbish  from  bldgs,  must  be  tied  up 
if  placed  on,  

3 

63 

251 


STREETS — Continued. 

posits  from  Dist.  work  

Dist.  foremen  need  no  permit  to  excavate 

; 

materials  liable  to  injure  persons  and  ani- 
mals must  not  be  left  on  

rugs  etc.  and  ashes  must  not  be  treated  on  . . 
must  not  be  obstructed  by  removal  of  snow 

from  car  tracks  

must  not  be  obstructed  without  permit  .... 

obstructions  on  must  have  lights  

open  manholes  in  must  display  red  flags  . . 
advertising  matter  must  not  be  left  in  door- 
steps, etc.  if  likely  to  be  blown  into,  .... 
must  not  leave  dangerous  obstructions  on,  etc. 

foul  matter  not  to  be  spilled  on 

permit  required  to  transport  foul  matter 

through,  

earth,  sand,  etc.  shall  not  be  spilled  on  from 

carts  etc 

coal,  merchandise,  etc.  must  not  be  left  on 
more  than  2 hours  except  as  provided  in  . . 
dirt,  etc.  from  vacant  lots  must  not  be  al- 
lowed to  run  down  on,  

structures  used  for  advs.  must  not  be  placed 

on,  without  permit  

coasting  on,  allowed  if  not  dangerous 

noises  and  cries  upon,  

police  may  rope  off  at  fires,  accidents,  etc.  if 

necessary  

horses  must  not  be  left  unattended  on,  unless 

haltered 

trains  shall  not  block  more  than  5 minutes 
grade  crossings  of,  must  be  guarded  by  gates 

use  of  for  auction  sale  of  vehicles 

excavations  or  deposits  cannot  be  made  in 

without  permit  

surface  not  to  be  injured 


SEC.  PAGE 

3 63 

3 63 

4 63 

5 64 

6 64 

7 64 

3,  7 62,  64 

7 64 

8 65 

7 64 

9 65 

9 65 

11  65 

13  65 

21  67 

22  67 

36  85 

1-7  68-71 

6 71 

29  84 

77  100 

76  100 

79  101 

1 124 

2 124 


252 


STREETS — Continued.  sec.  page 

spilling  oil  on,  4,5  124,125 

permit  required  for  vaults,  street  washers, 

etc.  on,  2 124 

balls,  etc.  shall  not  be  tossed  or  thrown  on, . . 16  136 

definition  of  word  3 151 

erection  of  clocks  on  12  134 

on  which  fire  stops  for  st.  cars  exist 66  94 

right  of  way  of  fire  engines  on  17,21,60,  83,92 

building  materials  on 1,  3 59,  63 

cars  shall  not  stop  more  than  5 minutes  ....  64  93 

cars  shall  not  block  streets  64  93 

movement  of  vehicles  on,  (See  “Vehicles. ’ ’) 
soliciting  trade  on  and  obstruction 


of,  by  barkers  14, 14a,  15  135-6 


excavations  and  obstructions  on 

...1-11, 13,  21-23,  77,  79,  1,  2,  5-8 ; 59-68, 101-2, 124,  130-132 

sawing  wood  on,  prohibited  13  66 

removal  of  dead  animals  on 8,9,16-19  121-4 

processions  on,  (See  “Parades. M) 

vehicles  on,  when  divided  longitudinally 

by  parkway,  etc.  must  go  to  right  of  division  6 82 

primarily  for  vehicles  but  drivers  must  have 

care  as  to  pedestrians  40  85 

list  of  with  grades  4%  and  over  in  fire  limits  40  86 

list  of,  where  vehicles  must  not  park  more 

than  15  minutes  43  88 

parking  of  vehicles  permitted  on  certain 

designated  44  89 

Commissioners  authorized  to  designate  as 
business  4 


STRUCTURES— 

permits  for  on  streets 3 

lights  on  in  streets  7 

used  for  advertising  purposes  must  not  be 
located  on  places  mentioned  in  Sec.  1,  Art. 

IX,  with  certain  exceptions  22 


62 

64 

67 


253 


SEC.  PAGE 


SUNDAYS— 

special  permit  required  to  play  musical  in- 
struments on  sts.,  etc.  on,  

hours  at,  which  music  is  allowed  at  open  air 

performances  on  

performances  on  limited  

SWEEPINGS— 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereof  

SWIMMING— 

from  public  bridges  prohibited  


69 

70 
115 

65 

100 


SWINE- 


droves  on  the  streets  

uu,  u 

SWITCHES— 

of  railroads  shall  have  bumping  blocks 

78 

100 

T 

TAGS— 

2 

138 

1 

136 

for  horse  drawn  business  vehicles  

45 

89 

TANKS— 

for  storage  of  oils  

3,5 

11-16 

TAXICABS.  Stands  for  (See  “Stands.”) 
rates  for,  (See  “Rates.”) 


TAXIMETERS— 
use  of  inaccurate 
must  be  lighted  . 


THEATERS— 

conduct  of  vehicles  at  

rules  governing  aisles,  exits,  fire  protection, 

etc.  in  

fire  escapes  in,  (See  ‘ ‘ Building  Regulations.  ’ *) 

aisles  shall  be  kept  free  

asbestos  curtains  in 


9,  10  32-33 

1-25  107-119 

1 107 

6 111 


254 


THEATERS — Continued.  sec.  page 

water  appliances  on  stage  4,  5,  7,  110-1 

doors  shall  open  outward  1 107 

draperies  in  2 108 

exits  must  be  shown  on  programs 9 112 

indecent  shows  15, 16, 17  114-6 

lighting  in 7, 9 111-2 

exit  lights 9 112 

shall  have  firemen  8 112 

fire  proof  stairways  1 108 

smoking  in  prohibited  except  in  those  for 

men  3 109 

Sunday  performances  in,  (See  “Sunday.”) 

crowds  in  front  of  1 136 

licenses  may  be  revoked 3,  5 

THEATERS  (Five-Cent.) 

consents  required  of  property  owners,  etc. 

for  music  in  open  air  4 70 

hours  at  which  music  is  allowed  at  open  air  4 70 

establishment  of  indoor,  22  117 

TIN  CUTTINGS— 

must  not  be  left  on  sts.,  etc 4 63 

TIRES  (Wagon.) 

must  not  be  left  on  sts.,  etc 4 64 

TOLERANCE— 

allowed  in  taximeters 9 53 

TORPEDOES.  (See  “Fireworks.”) 

TOURISTS— 

requirements  as  to  operating  autos 2 139 

TOWING— 

of  a vehicle  by  another  vehicle  35  85 

TRACKS— 

deposit  of  bldg,  materials,  etc.  on  streets 

with  car,  3 61 

removal  of  snow  from  must  not  block  traffic  6 64 

must  get  permit  to  use  salt  in  cleaning 

tracks  of  snow  6 64 


255 


TRACKS — Continued. 

steam  railroad,  must  be  guarded  at  grade 

crossings  

used  for  sidings  shall  have  bumping  blocks 
must  not  be  closed  more  than  five  minutes 


TRADE— 

soliciting  on  streets  prohibited  14, 14a,  15 


TRAFFIC— 

bridges  over  excavations  must  have  green 

lights  to  guide 

police  to  regulate  at  st.  crossings  

vehicles  likely  to  delay,  not  to  be  used 

drivers  of  vehicles  must  be  able  to  see  in  all 

directions  

pedestrians  shall  not  needlessly  interfere  with 

under  H st.  viaduct  

in  Rock  Creek  Park  

at  Farmers  ’ Produce  Market  


7 

1 

31 

31 

40 

84 

1-6 

3 


TREE  BOXES— 

police  may  tie  ropes  to  in  roping  off  sts. 

at  fires  

TREE  SPACES— 

wicket  fences  around  prohibited  

TREES— 

dead,  must  not  be  left  on  sts.,  etc 

building  materials  and  rubbish  not  to  be  de- 
posited too  near  

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereto  

owners  of  vacant  lots  must  not  allow,  to 

fall  on  sidewalk,  etc 

police  may  tie  ropes  to  in  roping  off  sts.  at 

. fires,  etc 

animals  must  not  be  hitched  to  

permit  required  to  plant  on  sts 

permit  required  to  trim,  etc 

advertisements  must  not  be  placed  on  .... 


6 

1 

1 

3,2 

12 

21 

6 

1 

3 

2 

3 


PAGE 

100 

100 

100 

135-6 


64 

81 

84 

84 

85 
102 

141-9 

37 


71 

128 

59 

62, 125 

65 

67 

71 

125 

124 

125 
125 


256 


TREES — Continued.  sec.  page 

attaching  guy  ropes  to  3 125 

permits  to  whitewash  2 125 

TRESPASS— 

on  railroad  rights  of  way  prohibited 1,  2 150 

TRICYCLES.  (See  “Bicycles. 9 
TRIPS— 

of  sightseeing  autos  must  last  one  hour  at 

least  2 50 

TROUGH— 

shall  not  be  run  into  public  sewer  without 

permit  15  66 

TUBE— 

shall  not  be  run  into  sewer  without  permit  15  66 

TURNING— 

vehicles  must  give  signal  before 23  83 

TURPENTINE— 

storage  and  sale  1-7, 10  11-21,  23 

TWIGS— 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereto  12  65 

U 

UNION  STATION— 

stand  for  hotel  omibuses  at  2 30 

stand  for  public  hacks  at 2 30 

stand  for  Railroad  Companies  ’ cabs  for  hire 

at  2 31 

permits  for  porters  for  rooming  houses  ....  14a  135 

Y 

VARNISH— 

storage  of  7, 10  20-23 

VAULTS— 

bldg,  materials,  etc.  must  not  be  placed  on 

sidewalks  above  3 62 


257 


VAULTS— Continued. 

permits  required  for  

shall  not  be  left  open  when  under  sidewalk 
longer  than  necessary 

VEGETABLE  FIBRE— 

storage,  etc 

VEGETABLE  MATTER— 

must  not  be  left  on  sts.,  etc  

must  not  be  left  on  lots,  etc 

must  not  be  thrown  into  sewers  or  appur- 
tenances thereof  

VEGETABLES— 

unfit  for  food  


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VEHICLES— 

used  by  licensed  vendors  must  be  kept  clean 

stands  for  horse  drawn  public  for  hire 

stands  for  motor  drawn  public  for  hire 

stands  for  express  and  furniture  for  hire  . . 
stand  for  those  from  hotels  at  Union  Station 
stand  for  public,  for  hire  at  Union  Station 

for  sightseeing  automobiles  

stand  for  horse  drawn  of  R.  R.  Co.  at  Union 

Station  

drivers  of  public  must  wear  badge  

refusal  to  pay  legal  fare  for  public 

less  than  legal  fare  for  public,  must  be 

accepted  if  driver  previously  agrees  

drivers  of  public,  to  keep  hack  stands  clean 
patronage  must  not  be  solicited  for  public 
must  not  loiter  near  stand  when  fully  occu- 
pied by  

must  not  stop  abreast  on  streets  ...... 

conduct  at  theaters,  balls,  etc  

approach  of,  to  National  theater  

special  rules  for  sightseeing  automobiles.  (See 
Automobiles. 9 ’) 

drivers  of  public,  must  deliver  to  Police  pro- 


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VEHICLES — Continued.  sec.  page 

perty  left  in  vehicles  13  34 

rates  for  public.  (See  “Rates.”) 

drivers  of  public  must  keep  engagements  . . 7 52 

rates  for  baggage.  (See  “Rates.”) 

for  public  hire  must  be  kept  in  good  repair  3,  8 51,  53 

number  of  license  on  public  must  be  shown  3 51 

private,  shall  not  exhibit  rates  11  54 

used  by  street  vendors  must  have  4rash  box 

attached  1 59 

dirt,  etc.  from  excavations  must  not  drop 

from  1 60 

delivering  bldg,  materials,  etc.  shall  not  ob- 
struct portion  of  sts.  reserved  for  traffic  3 61 

for  transporting  manure  must  be  so  fixed 

as  not  to  drop  any * 10  65 

carrying  dirt,  etc.  must  have  tight  bodies 

so  as  not  to  drop  contents  on  sts 11  65 

auto,  shall  use  horn,  gong  or  bell  as  warning  1 68 

noises  shall  not  be  made  to  invite  patronage 

for  2 69 

definition  of  word  as  used  in  regulations  1 81 

crossing  police  to  control  1 81 

unsafe,  shall  not  be  used  * 31  84 

may  be  drawn  by  another 35  85 

horse  drawn  business  shall  have  number  tags  45  89 

shall  not  cross  the  line  of  funeral 83  102 

sound  signals  may  be  used  by  for  warning  26  84 

loaded  with  metal  must  have  noise  deadened  32  84 

must  not  be  loaded  over  sides  too  far,  etc.  49  90 

permit  required  for  certain  overload  of  ...  . 49  90 

not  to  be  used  solely  for  advertising  without 

permit  therefor  50  90 

driver  of  shall  continually  hold  reins 30  84 

drivers  shall  be  on  lookout  and  remain  on 

. seat  or  at  horses  head  51  91 

drivers  shall  not  leave  horses  unless  fastened  29  84 

animal  hitched  to,  must  not  be  left  un- 


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fastened  29  84 

must  not  . remain  partially  hitched  52  91 

must  be  so  that  driver  can  see  other  traffic  31  84 

moving  north  and  south  have  right  of  way  19  83 

of  police,  fire  dept.,  have  right  of  way.  . 17  83 

shall  go  to  curb  and  stop  upon  approach  of 

fire  apparatus  20  83 

must  be  operated  at  a speed  which  is  safe 

although  law  allows  greater  speed 27  84 

shall  stop  15  ft.  from  cars  letting  off  or  tak- 
ing on  passengers,  unless  they  can  be 

passed  in  safety  16  83 

passing  another  going  in  opposite  direction 

shall  pass  to  right  ••  • • • 2 81 

passing  another  going  in  the  same  direction 

shall  pass  to  left  3 81 

drivers  of  shall  keep  to  right  curb  in  turn- 
ing corners  to  the  right 4a  81 

drivers  of  shall  keep  to  right  of  center  of 

intersection  in  turning  corner  to  left  . . 4b  82 

shall  keep  to  right  curb  in  rounding  circles  7 82 

must  give  signal  before  turning  around 23  83 

may  go  backwards  in  turning,  etc 8 

sightseeing,  shall  not  turn  in  streets  less 

than  certain  width  53  91 

backed  to  curb  to  load  or  unload  shall  not 

interfere  with  traffic  H ^ 

shall  move  from  entrance  to  allow  other  ve- 
hicles to  discharge  passengers,  etc 11 

shall  not  stop  with  left  side  to  curb 16 

shall  not  stop  except  at  curb  unless  in 

emergency ^ 

must  not  stop  so  as  to  obstruct  crossing  or 

traffic  in  streets  ^ ^ 

must  not  carelessly  collide  54  91 

shall  not  crowd  bicyclists  onto  curb,  etc  . . 5d  91 

for  hire  shall  not  loiter  on  st.,  except  at  stand  56  91 


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for  hire  shall  not  solicit  patrons 

no  one  shall  ride  on  rear  without  consent  of 

driver  . , . 

such  as  motorcycles  built  for  one  not  to  be 
occupied  by  two  persons  without  permit  . . 
shall  not  be  operated  on  sidewalks  except  at 

regular  sidewalk  crossings  

speed  of  in  crossing  sidewalks 

must  be  careful  of  pedestrians 

pedestrians  shall  not  needlessly  interfere 

with  at  st.  crossings  

of  fire,  police,  etc.,  have  right  of  way  over 

st.  cars  17, 

upon  approach  of,  of  Fire  Dept,  cars  shall 

stop  

shall  not  operate  on  regular  route  without 

license  

speed  of,  etc.  operated  on  regular  route .... 

speed  of,  etc.  on  fridges  

shall  not  be  blocked  by  steam  railroads  more 

than  five  minutes  

display  of  on  streets  for  sale  

permit  required  for  parade  of,  

spitting  in  public,  forbidden  

signs  prohibiting  spitting  must  be  placed  in 

public  

shall  not  obstruct  entrances  to  Dist.  Bldg. . . 

movement  of  under  H st.  viaduct  

penalty  for  violations  by  

of  fire,  police,  etc.  may  cross  line  of  funeral 

procession  17, 

carrying  explosives  

vehicles  must  not  cross  funeral  

shall  not  interfer  with  apparatus  of  Fire 

Dept - 

shall  not  run  over  fire  hose  

style  of,  for  removal  of  ashes,  garbage,  dead 


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VEHICLES— Continued. 

animals,  etc 

for  carrying  oil,  

oil  may  drip  from  motor  

drivers  of  shall  remain  within  5 feet  of 

horses  head  or  seat  of  vehicle 

Commrs.  may  close  streets  to  

shall  not  be  cleaned  near  public  hydrant  . . 

permit  not  required  for  funeral  

use  of  B St.  by  

shall  be  warned  by  cars  before  they  cross 

sidewalks,  etc.  from  barns  .: 

skaters  classed  as,  under  certain  conditions 
baby  carriages  classed  as  if  on  sts.  not 

in  usual  path  of  pedestrians 

shall  be  careful  of  pedestrians  

definition  of  word  “Parked”  as  applied  to 
slower,  must  keep  nearer  right-hand  curb  . . 
on  streets  divided  by  parkways  viaduct 
sunkenway,  etc.  must  keep  to  right  of 

such  division  

must  not  follow  each  other  or  a st.  car 


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must  not  stop  so  as  to  prevent  others  com- 
ing and  leaving  in  front  of  bldg,  entrance 

or  too  near  fire  hydrant  

must  not  be  parked  so  as  to  interfere  with 

traffic  

unless  parked,  must  not  back  up  to  curb  ex- 
cept to  unload  or  load  

horse-drawn,  unloading  or  loading  must 

have  horse  facing  direction  of  traffic 

on  tracks  must  turn  out  on  signal 

slowing  up  must  give  signal  

about  to  turn  must  give  signal  

must  signal  before  backing  

shall  only  use  sound  signals  when  necessary 
shall  not  exceed  lawful  speed  


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VEHICLES — Continued.  sec.  page 

shall  proceed  with  caution  in  making  turns, 

etc 27  84 

must  not  be  so  loaded  as  to  retard  traffic, 

etc 31  84 

person  under  16  shall  not  operate  commer- 
cial, without  permit  33  84 

may  tow  another  35  85 

shall  not  use  motor  muffler  cut-out  37  85 

weighing  over  2 tons  must  have  brakes  on 

hills  over  4%  in  grade  40  85 

roadways  of  sts.  primarily  for  40  85 

pedestrians  should  avoid  interference  with  40  85 

shall  not  stand  more  than  15  minutes  on 

certain  sts 43  88 

portion  of  streets  designated  for  parking  of  44  89 

lights  on  25,  39,46,  47,  48,  3; 84-5,  90,  139 

drivers  of  st.  cars  must  signal  whether  ve- 
hicles shall  pass  in  front  or  not  61  92 

VENDORS— 

rules  governing,  on  streets,  etc 1-4  24-5 

must  have  trash  box  attached  to  vehicles 

and  be  emptied  daily 1 59 

must  put  sign  on  trash  box 1 59 

shall  not  annoy  residents,  etc 1 24 

stands  for  1, 2 24 

refuse  from  3, 1 25, 59 

stands  to  be  kept  clean 2 24 

vehicles  of  to  be  kept  clean 3 25 

must  not  solicit  patronage  1 24 

VENTILATION— 

of  sewers  must  not  be  interfered  with  ....  19  67 

of  conduits  4 73 

VERMONT  AVENUE— 

portion  of,  designated  for  parking  vehicles  44  89 

VESSELS— 

shall  signal  drawbridge  keeper  74  100 


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VESSELS— Continued.  sec.  page 

shall  not  be  propelled  against  bridges  . . 75  100 

must  not  be  attached  to  bridges 75  100 

VESTIBULES— 

advertising  matter  must  not  be  thrown  in, 

if  likely  to  be  blown  about  8 65 

newspapers  may  be  thrown  in  8 65 

addressed  envelopes  may  be  left  in  8 65 

VIADUCT— 

traffic  under  H street  84  102 

vehicles  on  st.  divided  by,  shall  pass  to 

right  of  such  division  6 82 

VITRIOL— 

storage  of  7,  10  20,  23 

W 

WAGON  STANDS.  (See  “ Stands.  * >) 

WAGONS— 

stands  designated  for  express  and  furniture 

for  hire  2 29 

(See  il Vehicles. ’ ’) 

WARES— 

must  not  be  left  on  sidewalk,  etc.  more  than 

2 hours  except  as  provided  in  Art.  XXIII  13  66 

noises  must  not  be  made  to  advertise 2 69 

WARNING— 

st.  cars,  auto -vehicles,  etc.  shall  give  to 

pedestrians  . 1 08 

sound  signals  may  be  used  to  give  to 

pedestrians,  etc 26  84 

signs  must  not  be  defaced,  etc 5 120 

WATER— 

rules  as  to  use  of,  protection  of  pipes  for  etc.  1-10  142-145 

tapping  pipes  without  permit  1 142 

tapping  fire  plugs  2 142 

for  construction  purposes  3 142 


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WATER — Continued.  • sec.  page 

for  fountains  7, 8 144 

police  to  report  breaks  in  pipes  for 9 145 

.from  hose  connections  may  be  used  at  all 

hours  for  sprinkling  lawns  7 144 

waste  of  prohibited 5 143 

WATER — 

authority  to  Commissioners  to  make  regula- 
tions as  to  use  of  0 

WATER  (Hot.) 

from  house  sewer  may  be  run  into  public 

sewer  18  66 

WATER  DEPARTMENT— 

vehicles  of  have  right  of  way 17,  21,  60  83,  92 

WATER  FIXTURES.  (See  “Water.”) 

WATER  MAINS.  (See  “Water.”) 

WATER  PLUGS.  (See  “Water”) 

must  not  be  obstructed  4 105 

WEAPONS— 

use  of  in  D.  C 1-31  71-80 

Act  of  Congress  in  re-  use  of  152 

WESTERN  MARKET— 

rules  governing  1"H  34-41 

WHISTLE— 

shall  not  be  used  on  sts.,  etc • 1 08 

WICKET  FENCES— 

around  parkings  1 1^8 

around  tree  spaces  prohibited  1 128 

WIRE— 

must  not  be  left  on  sts.,  etc 4 64 

WIRES  (Electric.) 

conduits  for  must  be  ventilated  4 73 

must  not  be  attached  to  trees  3 125 

WOOD— 

shall  not  be  sawed  or  split  on  sts.,  etc 13  66 

must  not  be  dumped  on  sidewalk,  etc.  for 

more  than  2 hours  18  06 


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WOOL— 

storage  of 9, 10  21-23 

WRECKS— 

police  may  rope  off  sts.,  etc.  at  6 71 

Z 

ZONES  OF  QUIET— 

established  around  hospitals,  etc 2a  69 

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